views expressed in Emperor v. Sherufalli — 1958 PLD 1052

Citation: 1958 PLD 1052

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-12-23

Parties: MOHAN LAL vs THE STATE

Headnotes

135 {{FOOT NOTE}} ' together as to form one transaction is whether the offences are so related to one another in point of purpose, or as cause and effect; or as principal and subsidiary acts, as to constitute one continuous action. Therefore, the question whether distinct offences form part of the same transaction is one, the answer to which must depend on the facts of each particular case." ' Same view was taken in Krishna Murthy v.

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Muhammad Munir Farooqi Title: MOHAN LAL vs THE STATE Case No.: Criminal Appeal No. 779 of 1967 Date of Judgment:1970-12-23 Reported As: 1975 P Cr. L J 684 Result: Sentence reduce JUDGMENT JUDGMENT The appellant, an Indian national, was intercepted by Ch. Muhammad Nawaz, Station House Officer of Police Station, Narang on the night between 17th and 18th May 1967, in the presence of Muhammad Ishaq, A. S. I. And Inayat Ullah Lambardar. He was found carrying a bag containing an unlicensed loaded pistol with five cartridges including one in its barrel as also It seers of opium, which were taken into possession vide memo. Exh. P. A. A sample of this opium was sent to the Chemical Examiner, who found ft to be non-excise opium vide his report Exh. P. B. Since the appellant bad no permit for entry into Pakistan nor had any licence for the possession of pistol the Sub-Inspector drew out complaint Exh. P. C. About it and sent it to the police station for registration of the case, Exh. P. D. Being site plan of the place of this recovery. 2. On the completion of the investigation that followed four separate challans, one under section 4 of the Pakistan Entry Act, second under section 13 of the Arms Act, third under section 9 of the Opium Act and fourth under section 167 (8) of the Sea Customs Act were put in Court against him. One Chaudhry Khan alias Major (acquitted accused) was said to have been harbouring him for some days in the past. He was…

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