MUHAMMAD NAWAZ vs The STATE — 1972 PCRLJ 750

Citation: 1972 PCRLJ 750

Court: Baghdad-ul-Jadid

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-02-23

Parties: MUHAMMAD NAWAZ vs The STATE

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Case cited as 1972 PCRLJ 750

Judgment Text

Court Name: Baghdad-ul-Jadid Judge(s): Ataullah Sajjad Title: MUHAMMAD NAWAZ vs The STATE Case No.: Criminal Revision No. 113 of 1968 Date of Judgment:1970-02-23 Reported As: 1972 PCr. L J 750 Result: Petition dismissed JUDGMENT JUDGMENT The petitioner in this case was convicted under section 307 of the Pakistan Penal Code on two counts for making a murderous assault on Mst. Aisha (P. W. 1) and her husband Rasul Bakhsh (P. W. 2). He has sentenced to three years'rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 300 so far as murderous assault on Mst. Aisha is concerned. He was sentenced to three years' R. I. and a fine of Rs. 200 so far as Rasul Bakhsh is concerned. The sentences of imprisonment in both the cases were ordered to run concurrently. In default of payment of fine in each case, the petitioner was ordered to undergo further rigorous imprisonment for six months. 2. The occurrence took place at about midnight on 27th of March 1967. The report Exh. P. A. was lodged by Mst. Aisha (P. W. 1) at Police Station Khanpur at 5-15 a.m. and was recorded by A. S. I. Muhammad Ahmad (P. W. 11). 3. The story of the prosecution is that the petitioner was an employee of Rasul Bakhsh P. W. as a tonga driver. He was living with Rasul Bakhsh. During his stay he made indecent overtures to his wife Mst. Aisha who reported the matter to her husband. The petitioner was dismissed from service about 10 or l2 days before, the occurrence. On the night of the occurrence fie entered the house of Rasul…

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