THE STATE vs KHAN AFSAR AND OTHERS — 1960 PLD 382

Citation: 1960 PLD 382

Court: Sindh High Court

Year: 1969

Decision Date: 1969-07-30

Parties: THE STATE vs KHAN AFSAR AND OTHERS

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1960 SC 382

Judgment Text

Court Name: Sindh High Court Judge(s): Durab Patel, Muhammad Hayat Junejo Title: THE STATE vs KHAN AFSAR AND OTHERS Case No.: Criminal Acquittal Appeal No. 97 of 1967 Date of Judgment:1969-07-30 Reported As: 1970 P Cr. LJ 64 Result: Appeal partly allowed JUDGMENT JUDGMENT M. HAYAT JUNEJO, J.-The four respondents in this acquittal appeal, namely, Khan Afsar, son of Akbar, aged 24 years. Mohammad Farid, son of Dilawar, aged20 years, Jawed Khan, son of Laiq Khan, aged 25 years and Mohammad Yousuf, son, of Amirzada, aged 30 years, were tried by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Karachi (Mr. Ghulam Hussain S. Ansari), for offences under sections 302 and 120-B, P. P. C. For the murder of deceased Umrao Khan, son of Pir Mehmood, aged 40 years. 2. The prosecution case in brief was that respondents Khan Afsar and Mohammad Yousuf were employed as Chowkidar and driver of the car respectively at the bungalow of Seth Ibrahim, P. W. 1. They were, however, both dismissed from service sometime before the present incident and P. W. Ibrahim had .Employed deceased Umrao Khan as his Chowkidar. The deceased used to sleep in his garage. Respondent Mohammad Yousuf, thereafter worked with different people but could not remain long with them also. As he was unemploy--ed, respondent Khan Afsar came to him and took him to the hotel of respondents Mohammad Farid and Jawed Khan. Soofi the absconding accused was also there. It was conspired there that a dacoity should be committed in the house of…

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