SARDAR MOHAMMAD vs THE STATE — 1971 PCRLJ 621

Citation: 1971 PCRLJ 621

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-10-30

Parties: SARDAR MOHAMMAD vs THE STATE

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Case cited as 1971 PCRLJ 621

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Muhammad Afzal Cheema Title: SARDAR MOHAMMAD vs THE STATE Case No.: Criminal Revision No. 17 of 1970 Date of Judgment:1970-10-30 Reported As: 1971 P Cr. L J 621 Result: N/A JUDGMENT JUDGMENT Sardar Mohammad petitioner, a Head Constable of the Police Department, was convicted by Mr. S. M. Ismail Magistrate First Class, Lahore for an offence under section 228, P. P. C. With an award of fine of Rs. 200 or one month's simple imprisonment in default of payment thereof. Having failed in appeal, he has preferred the present Criminal Revision. 2. The short background of the case is that the petitioner had filed a complaint under section 406/420, P. P. C. Against his father-in-law Hakim Muhammad Amin which came up for hearing before the learned Magistrate on 4-7-1964. When the second witness produced by him was being cross-examined, the petitioner allegedly started misbehaving and tried to interrupt the proceedings by shouting aloud, threatening the defence counsel and by making a menancing gesture towards the Presiding Officer himself. Accordingly, recourse was had to the procedure laid down in section 480 of the Cr. P. C. The petitioner was detained in Court. A show-cause notice was issued to him followed by to questions put to him by the Court. The first question as to whether he had understood the notice was replied in the affirmative while the second relating to the admission of offence was replied in the negative. Without having…

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