MONTAZ ALI vs The STATE — 1970 SCMR 850

Citation: 1970 SCMR 850

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-06-18

Parties: MONTAZ ALI vs The STATE

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Case cited as 1970 SCMR 850

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Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Hamoodur Rahman, Mujibur Rahman Khan Title: MONTAZ ALI vs The STATE Case No.:Criminal Revision Case No. 181 of 1970 Petition for Special Leave to Appeal No. 20-D of 1970 Date of Judgment:1970-06-18 Reported As: 1970 SCMR 850 Result: Petition dismissed Judgment ORDER M. R. KHAN, J.-The petitioner was convicted under sections 457 and 380 of the Pakistan Penal Code and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for two years under each count. The sentences were to run concurrently. He was also fined Rs. 500 and in default to suffer further rigorous imprisonment for six months. On appeal, the Additional Sessions Judge 3 Court, Mymensingh maintained the conviction of the petitioner under both the sections 457 and 380 of the Code and also maintained the sentence of 2 years' rigorous imprisonment under section 457, but refused to award any separate sentence under section 380 of the Code. Moreover, the fine of Rs. 500 was reduced by him to Rs. 300. The appellate Court's judgment was delivered on the 4th June 1969. About nine months thereafter, that is, on the 2nd March 1970, the petitioner filed a criminal revision petition in the High Court with an application for condonation of delay. A learned Single Judge of the High Court, however, dismissed the criminal revision summarily on the ground limitation, We ourselves have looked into the application for condonation of delay filed in the High Court, but found that the grounds for delay…

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