GHULAM RASUL vs THE STATE — 1970 PCRLJ 941

Citation: 1970 PCRLJ 941

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1969

Decision Date: 1969-10-27

Parties: GHULAM RASUL vs THE STATE

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Case cited as 1970 PCRLJ 941

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Ataullah Sajjad Title: GHULAM RASUL vs THE STATE Case No.: Criminal Appeal No. 672 of 1966 Date of Judgment:1969-10-27 Reported As: 1970 P Cr. L J 941 Result: Sentence reduce JUDGMENT JUDGMENT This is an appeal by Ghulam Rasul who was a Revenue Patwari of Ghatey Phakni Circle in Tehsil Depalpur in the District of Montgomery (Sahiwal). He was convicted under section 161 of the Pakistan Penal Code read with section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corrupion Act, 1947, for having received Rs. 200 as illegal gratification on 20th of April 1965, and was sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for one year by the order of Mahar Sher Muhammad Khan Sial, Special Judge, Anti- Corruption, Multan, dated 24th of September 1966. 2. The facts which furnished the foundation for the prosecution of the appellant are these Hidayatullah (P. W. 1) and his brother-in-law Nazir had purchased some evacuee land from Thakar Nazir Muhammad Khan by a registered sale deed dated 25th of February 1965. The appellant was approached for entering a mutation on the basis of the registered sale deed and he demanded Rs. 260 as illegal gratification. Hidayatullah paid Rs. 160 as part of the bribe money in the first week of April 1.965. The appellant told Hidayatullah that Naib--Tehsildar would be visiting Chaurasta on 30th 'of April 1965, for the purposes of the attestation of mutations and that he should arrange for the remainder of the bribe meoney, Hidayatullah met Shaukat Ali…

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