SHAMI vs The STATE — 1972 PCRLJ 149

Citation: 1972 PCRLJ 149

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-09-30

Parties: SHAMI vs The STATE

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Case cited as 1972 PCRLJ 149

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Muhammad Afzal Cheema, Muhammad Munir Farooqi Title: SHAMI vs The STATE Case No.: Criminal Appeal No. 282 of 1969 Date of Judgment:1970-09-30 Reported As: 1972 P Cr. L J 149 Result: Appeal partly accepted JUDGMENT JUDGMENT Muhammad Munir Farukee, J.--Shami, son of Mamoon, aged 33 years, caste Sheikh, resident of Bunga Salehoon, P. S. Depalpur, District Sahiwal was convicted under section 302, P. P. C. and sentenced to death by the Additional Sessions Judge, Sahiwal on the 19th of March 1969, who has submitted the record of the case to this Court as required under section 374, Cr. P. C. for the confirmation of the sentence while the condemned-prisoner has submitted an appeal through jail and the two matters are being disposed of by this judgment. Shami appellant had been charged for the murder of Mst. Amiran on the 23rd of December 1967, at her house in village Hota, Police Station Kabula, District Sahiwal. The prosecution case, in brief, is that Mst. Amiran deceased had deserted her husband Jaimal of village Hamarath and was living with her mother Mst. Khaman P. W. in the lhata lent to her by Faiz Muhammad Hotiana P. W. where Shami appellant came in contact with them and sought her hand for marriage. Mst. Khanan P. W. and her son Amir P. W. accepted the proposal provided Shami appellant could pay a sum of Rs. 660 for obtaining divorce from her husband Jaimal. He was asked to pay Rs. 200 in advance which he did and the balance of Rs.…

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