ABDUL MAJID AND 6 Others ABDUL MAJID vs THE STATE THE STATE — 1971 SCMR 31

Citation: 1971 SCMR 31

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-12-31

Parties: ABDUL MAJID AND 6 Others ABDUL MAJID vs THE STATE THE STATE

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Case cited as 1971 SCMR 31

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Salahuddin Ahmad, Hamoodur Rahman Title: ABDUL MAJID AND 6 Others ABDUL MAJID vs THE STATE THE STATE Case No.:Cr. Petition No. 109-D of 1969 Jail Petition No. 5-D of 1969 Petition for Special JUDGMENT Reported As: 1971 SCMR 31 Result: Order accordingly Judgment JUDGMENT HAMOODUR RAHMAN, C. J.-This petition and another Jail petition filed by the petitioner No. 1 alone will be disposed of by this order. The 7 petitioners in this case were tried on a charge under section 302/34, P. P. C. For the murder of one, Abdur Rahman, at Choto Shalghar within Police Station Debidwar in the district of Comilla, on the 8th of March 1968, by the Sessions Judge of Comilla, with the aid of four assessors. The learned Sessions Judge convicted all of them and sentenced the first five petitioners to death while the other two were sentenced only to transportation for life. On appeal and reference, the High Court of East Pakistan maintained the convictions but confirmed the sentence of death only in respect of the petitioner, Abdul Majid. The sentences of the other four, who had been sentenced to death, were reduced to transportation for life but the sentences of the other two, who had only been sentenced to transportation for life, were upheld. With this modification of the sentence the appeals of all the seven petitioners were dismissed. They now seek special leave to appeal to this Court. Learned counsel appearing in support of the petition has…

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