MIR AFZAL vs The STATE — 1972 PCRLJ 1025

Citation: 1972 PCRLJ 1025

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-09-28

Parties: MIR AFZAL vs The STATE

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Case cited as 1972 PCRLJ 1025

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Muhammad Afzal Zullah, Muhammad Munir Farooqi Title: MIR AFZAL vs The STATE Case No.: Criminal Appeal No. 685 of 1967 Date of Judgment:1971-09-28 Reported As: 1972 P Cr. L J 1025 Result: Order accordingly JUDGMENT JUDGMENT Muhammad Afzal Zullah, J.--The learned Sessions Judge, Rawalpindi vide his judgment dated 6-6- 1967 convicted Mir Afzalf aged about 25 years, under section 302, P. P. C. and sentenced him to transportation for life for the murder of Abdul Wahab; The convict has, by this appeal, challenged the conviction and the sentence. The facts of the case briefly stated are that the appellant belonged to District Abbotabad while the deceased was resident of Rawalpindi City. The deceased had, according to the F.I.R. Exh. P.C/1, sold a buffalo to the appellant for Rs. 200, but instead of paying the sale price forthwith, the appellant had promised in consideration to give another buffalo to the deceased. The appellant did not keep the promise. On the day of occurrence, which took place on 30-9-1.966 at about 15 a.m., the deceased learnt that the appellant had brought a buffalo in a truck and was present in Gunj Mandi, Rawalpindi. He, therefore, took along Shah Hanif (not produced) and Jalal Din P. W. 13 and proceeded towards Gunj Mandi. When they reached near Novelty Cinema the appellant met them. The deceased demanded the money or the buffalo, which the appellant had brought to Rawalpindi on that day. The appellant refused to do…

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