MANZOOR AND 4 Other vs THE STATE — 1972 PLD 81

Citation: 1972 PLD 81

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-10-12

Parties: MANZOOR AND 4 Other vs THE STATE

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1972 Supreme Court 81

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Mujibur Rahman Khan, Sajjad Ahmad Jan Title: MANZOOR AND 4 Other vs THE STATE Case No.: Petition for Special Leave to Appeal No. 217 of 1971 Date of Judgment:1971-10-12 Reported As: PLD 1972 Supreme Court 81 Result: A. Judgment ORDER SAJJAD AHMAD, J.-The five petitioners, namely, Manzoor, Munir son of Janu, Naziri, Munir son of Dilawar and Din Muhammad, are facing an inquiry in the Court of Assistant Commissioner (Magistrate. 1st Class), Minchinabad, on the charges of having committed the murder of one, Yasin, and a murderous assault on his brother, P. W. Rashid. The occurrence, which was the result of a land dispute between the parties, took a toll of two lives, i.e., of Yasin of the complainant party, mentioned above, and Jan Muhammad of the opposite-party, who, according to the complainant's case, fell victim to the shot fired by Yasin aforesaid in self-defence. The F. I. R. In respect of the murder of Yasin, which was lodged by P. W. Rashid, who was also injured in the same occurrence, charged Manzoor only from out of the petitioners. It was alleged there that Manzoor, along with Anwar, Maqbool, Jan Muhammad, Nasim and Saeed, armed with lethal weapons, came to the disputed land, which was in possession of the complainant party and opened the assault, causing death of Yasin and injuring P. W. Rashid. The Police, on investigation, found the participa-- tion of the persons named in the F. I. R., excepting Manzoor, as…

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