Dr. SARWAR H. REHMAN vs THE STATE — 1971 PCRLJ 872

Citation: 1971 PCRLJ 872

Court: Sindh High Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-10-12

Parties: Dr. SARWAR H. REHMAN vs THE STATE

Headnotes

Case cited as 1971 PCRLJ 872

Judgment Text

Court Name: Sindh High Court Judge(s): Muhammad Haleem Title: Dr. SARWAR H. REHMAN vs THE STATE Case No.: Bail Application No. 414 of 1970 Date of Judgment:1970-10-12 Reported As: 1971 P Cr. L J 872 Result: Petition allowed Judgment ORDER Applicant Dr. Sarwar H. Rehman has applied to this Court for bail. He is involved in the murder case of his own wife, Mst. Salma whom he had married in 1966. They have one daughter." It is said tat their relations had become strained because the applicant wanted to marry another woman. Mst. Salma on the evening of 27th August 1968 went to visit her father with her daughter and returned home late in the evening. It is alleged that the husband and the wife quarrelled and the appli--cant maltreated her. The applicant left his house at 8 o'clock on 28th August 1968 to attend to his work but returned at 11 a.m. He then called his servant Nurus Salam anti asked him to prepare coffee. Soon after, he brought it along with to cups. The applicant filled one cup with coffee and then asked Nurus Salam to fetch his bag from the car, which he did. He took out white powder from the bag and added it in the cup filled with coffee and he then gave it to Mst. Salma, who drank it. The applicant then, left his house. After half an, hour Nurus Salam noticed that Mst. Salma felt unwell. She started vomiting and going to the bath room at short intervals. He then contacted the applicant when her condition worsened on telephone but the applicant advised him that…

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