RAHADUR vs The STATE — 1972 PCRLJ 685

Citation: 1972 PCRLJ 685

Court: Baghdad-ul-Jadid

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-03-04

Parties: RAHADUR vs The STATE

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Case cited as 1972 PCRLJ 685

Judgment Text

Court Name: Baghdad-ul-Jadid Judge(s): A. R. Sheikh, Attaullah Sajjad Title: RAHADUR vs The STATE Case No.: Criminal Appeals Nos. 263 of 1969 Date of Judgment:1970-03-04 Reported As: 1972 P Cr. L J 685 Result: Order accordingly JUDGMENT JUDGMENT Ataullah Sajjad, J.--Bahadur aged 17 years has been convicted by Ch. Ghulain Hussain, Sessions Judge, Bahawalpur, for the murder of his first paternal cousin, namely, Khanu and has been sentenced to death. He has appealed to this Court and there is also a murder reference in this connection for confirmation of the sentence of death passed on him. This judgment will dispose of both the matters. 2. The occurrence took place on 26th of April 1968, in Chak No. 4/Ford, Police Station Chishtian. The prosecution story is that the daughter of the maternal uncle of the deceased, namely, Yusaf, was betrothed to one Saddu of village Alisher. In exchange for the hand of Yusaf's daughter it was agreed that Nura the brother of aforesaid Saddu will give the hand of his own daughter to Khanu deceased who was married but had no son from his first wife. About four months before the occurrence Yusaf married his daughter to Saddu but Nura the brother of Saddu refused to abibe by his commitment and betrothed his daughter elsewhere. About one and a half months before the occurrence Khanu deceased, his three first cousins, namely, Arif, Siddiq and Bahadur appellant, Yusaf (P. W. 9) and his brother Ahman Jalluka went to the house of aforementioned Nura in…

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