SODHO vs THE STATE-Opponent — 1971 PCRLJ 898

Citation: 1971 PCRLJ 898

Court: Sindh High Court

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-07-15

Parties: SODHO vs THE STATE-Opponent

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Case cited as 1971 PCRLJ 898

Judgment Text

Court Name: Sindh High Court Judge(s): Noorul Arfin, Muhammad Ali Sayeed Title: SODHO vs THE STATE-Opponent Case No.: Criminal Appeal No. J-55 and Confirmation Case No. 5 of 1970 Date of Judgment:1971-07-15 Reported As: 1971 P Cr. L J 898 Result: Appeal partly allowed JUDGMENT JUDGMENT NOORUL ARFIN, J.-Sodho, aged 28 years, was tried for the murder of one Jamal by giving a hatchet blow on the latter's head and was consequently convicted on a charge under section 302, P. P. C. And sentenced to death by the Additional Sessions Judge, Tharparkar at Sanghar: The convict has appealed to this Court and his death sentence has also come for confirmation under section 374 of the Criminal Procedure Code. 2. Before referring to the facts of the case it will be conve--nient to mention here the relationship between the complainant party and the appellant. The appellant is the brother's son of P. W. Haji Adho. P. W. Allah Bachayo Khaskheli is Haji Adho's son-in-law. The deceased Jamal was the son-in- law of this prosecution witness, namely, Allah Bachayo Khaskheli. Sodho is also related directly to this prosecution witness, being the son of his sister. 3. The prosecution case is that Sodho used to live in the house of Haji Adho, but left him to live with his brother in mother village about to to three months before the occurrence of the incident which led to the prosecution of Sodho. P. W. Haji Adho has a shop adjacent to his house. On the night between 14th and 15th October 1968, i. e.…

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