DIL vs THE STATE — 1971 PCRLJ 292

Citation: 1971 PCRLJ 292

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-02-23

Parties: DIL vs THE STATE

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Case cited as 1971 PCRLJ 292

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Muhammad Munir Farooqi, Shoukat Ali Title: DIL vs THE STATE Case No.: Criminal Appeal No. 783 of 1968 Date of Judgment:1970-02-23 Reported As: 1971 P Cr. L J 292 Result: Sentence reduce JUDGMENT JUDGMENT SHAUKAT ALI, J.-Adil (36) and his father Khan (51), were tried under section 302/34, P. P. C., for the murder of Khan, their co-villager in furtherance of their common intention on the 22nd of July 1967, at about 9 p.m., in their dhari in the 'area of village Sohna Paroka. The learned Additional Sessions Judge Sahiwal, who tried them, acquitted Khan of the charge and found Adil guilty under section 362, P. P. C., and ordered him to suffer death: The condemned person has appealed and the case is also before us under section 374, . Cr: P. C., for the confirmation of the sentence of death. We propose to dispose of the appeal and the reference for confirmation of the death sentence by this judgment. 2. The prosecution ,story, briefly narrated, is that Mst. Manzooran wife of the appellant had eloped with one Ghulam Facid. The appellant and, his father suspected that 'the deceased had a hand in the elopement. On the 22nd of July- 1967, at the instance of the accused a panchayat was convened at the dera of one Fazil, which wars attended by Amir, Daulat, Muhammad Ali, Noor, Shahadat P. Ws., Khan deceased, the accused and the said Fazil. The accused apprised the panchayat that Mst. Manzooran was with Ghulam Farid, whereupon Fazil assured the…

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