AIJAZ HUSSAIN--Appellant vs The STATE — 1972 PCRLJ 738

Citation: 1972 PCRLJ 738

Court: Sindh High Court

Year: 1969

Decision Date: 1969-11-24

Parties: AIJAZ HUSSAIN--Appellant vs The STATE

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Case cited as 1972 PCRLJ 738

Judgment Text

Court Name: Sindh High Court Judge(s): Muhammad Hayat Junejo Title: AIJAZ HUSSAIN--Appellant vs The STATE Case No.: Criminal Appeal No. J-317 of 1971 Date of Judgment:1969-11-24 Reported As: 1972 P Cr. L J 738 Result: Appeal allowed JUDGMENT JUDGMENT Appellant Aijaz Hussain son of Mazhar Hussain has been convicted by the learned Civil Judge & A. C. M. (Section 30 Magistrate), Hyderabad for an offence under section 392, P. P. C. and sentenced to suffer R. I. for five years. 2. The facts leading to the appeal briefly are as follows: On 18-12-1965, at about 7 p.m. complainant Abd Mustaqeem Khan Sub-Inspector Octroi was on duty in his To Tax Office at Latifabad. His octroi clerk Dilshad Bux P. W 5 and peon Habibullah were also with him, when two persons entered his office with open knives in their hands. Their third companion who was armed with a revolver stood outside near the open window. The robbers who had come inside caught hold of peon Habibullah and octroi c'erk Dilshad Bux and pushed them inside the room. Thereafter, they searched the drawers and secured the keys and cash of Rs. 3,000.00, lying therein. The robbers thereafter put the Sub-Inspector also inside the room. The three of them were rescued thereafter by a Chowkidar who came and unbolted the door and it was thereafter discovered that Rs. 15,000.00 were missing from the safe which was opened and found empty. P. W. Mustaqeem stated that he and Habibullah thereafter came to Latifabad Police Station and brought…

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