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Petitioner: MUHAMMAD NAWAZ VS Respondent: The STATE
Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Aslam Riaz Hussain, Shafi-ur-Rehman Title: MUHAMMAD NAWAZ vs The STATE Case No.:Criminal Petition for Leave to Appeal No. 75 of 1985 Cr. Appeal No. 357 of
1984 Date of Judgment:1985-02-25 Reported As: 1985 SCMR 1373 Result: Petition dismissed Judgment ORDER ASLAM RIAZ HUSSAIN, J.--Muhammad Nawaz, petitioner, seeks leave to appeal against the judgment of the learned Single Judge of the Lahore High Court, dated 17-12-1984, dismissing his Criminal Appeal (No. 357 of 1984). The petitioner was tried for an offence under section 161, P.P.C. Read with section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, for having demanded and obtained Rs. 500 as illegal gratification from Muhammad Ramzan, P.W. 2. He was found guilty by the trial Court and convicted for the said offence vide which he was sentenced 11 months' R.I. And a fine of Rs. 5,000 and in default to further 5 months' R.I. His appeal was dismissed by the High Court vide the impugned judgment. Hence the present petition. We have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and gone through the impugned judgment. No question of law has been raised of the petitioner's counsel who only wants us to re-appraise the evidence and reverse the finding of fact arrived at by the to Courts below. We do not however consider this to be a fit case for grant of leave merely for reappraisal of evidence specially when the petitioner's counsel has failed to point out that the Court below have overlooked any material portion of the evidence of the record. The petition is, therefore, dismissed.