SHAKEEL AHMAD vs THE STATE — 1972 PLD 374

Citation: 1972 PLD 374

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-07-21

Parties: SHAKEEL AHMAD vs THE STATE

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1972 Lahore 374

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Maulvi Mushtaq Hussain, Ataullah Sajjad Title: SHAKEEL AHMAD vs THE STATE Case No.: Criminal Appeal No. 817 of 1969 Date of Judgment:1971-07-21 Reported As: PLD 1972 Lahore 374 Result: A. JUDGMENT JUDGMENT ATAULLAH SAJJAD J.-Shakeel Ahmad son of Ghulam Muhammad, caste Rajput, aged 40 years, resident of Chak No. 204/R. B. Tehsil and District Layallpur was tried by Sheikh Muhammad Asad Ullah, Additional Sessions Judge; Layallpur; under section 364-A of the Pakistan Penal Code, and has been sentenced to death. The allegation against him was that on 26th January 1969, at about 3-00 p.m., he kidnapped Mst. Robina Shaheen daughter of Munir Ahmad, aged four or five years, and Jehangir son of Bashir Ahmad, aged three or four years, both being first cousins, from Montgomery or Jhang Bazar, Layallpur, in order that they may be subjected to slavery or to lust of any person or may be so disposed of as to be put in danger of being subjected to slavery or to the lust of any person. The convict has come up in appeal and his case is also before us on reference for the confirmation of the death sentence. This judgment shall dispose of the appeal and the murder reference. 2. The facts of the case are very brief. Mst. Robina Shaheen and Jehangir referred to above, left their house, situated in Street No. 5 'C' Block Montgomery Bazar, for getting some maize grain parched from an oven on the day of the occurrence in the afternoon. As the children did not…

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