THE STATE vs SALEHOON--Accused — 1963 PLD 92

Citation: 1963 PLD 92

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-07-13

Parties: THE STATE vs SALEHOON--Accused

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1963 Kar. 92

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Sheikh Anwarul Haq Title: THE STATE vs SALEHOON--Accused Case No.: Criminal Appeal No, 696 of 1968 Date of Judgment:1970-07-13 Reported As: PLD 1971 Lahore 292 Result: Acquittal set aside JUDGMENT JUDGMENT This case has been laid before me under section 429 of the Code of Criminal Procedure on account of a difference of opinion having arisen between my learned brothers Muhammad Afzal Cheema, J. and M. A. Zullah, J. on the question whether the acquittal of respondent Salehoon of an offence falling under section 302/34, P. P. C. be set aside or not. 2. The relevant facts are that on the morning of the 15th of October 196h six members of the same family, namely, Haji Haibet, his wife Mst. Khan Bibi his son Manzoor, and his three daughters Mst. Fateh Bibi, Mst. Amna Bibi and Mst. Sahib Bibi, were murdered in quick succession in or near their house in Chak No, 357/G. B. in the jurisdiction of Police Station Jaranwala in the Lyallpur District. The prosecution alleged that the murders were committed by the respondent Salehoon, his three sons Muhammad Khan, Bashir and Muhammad Ashraf, his two sons-in-law Umra and Yusuf, his brother-in-law's son Noor Muhammad and his nephew's son Mansha. The learned Additional Sessions Judge at Lyallpur, who tried the case, convicted only the three sons of Salehoon and sentenced them to death, but acquitted Salehoon, Umra, Yusuf, Noor Muhammad and Mansha. He held that Salehoon was entitled to the benefit of…

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