MUHAMMAD YOUSAF vs THE STATE — 1968 PCRLJ 675

Citation: 1968 PCRLJ 675

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-10-07

Parties: MUHAMMAD YOUSAF vs THE STATE

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Case cited as 1968 PCRLJ 675

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Aslam Riaz Hussain Title: MUHAMMAD YOUSAF vs THE STATE Case No.: Criminal Miscellaneous No. 1650 of 1970 Date of Judgment:1970-10-07 Reported As: 1971 P Cr. L J 520 Result: Application dismissed Judgment ORDER This is an application by Muhammad Yousaf, petitioner, under section 561-A, Cr. P. C. For the quashment of proceedings in a criminal case under section 409, P. P. C. Pending against him in the Court of the Special Judge, Gujrat. 2. Briefly, the facts are as follows:- The petitioner was employed as a Divisional Accountant in the WAPDA. On the basis of a letter, dated the 4th of August 1964, sent by the Executive Engineer, alleging a misappropriation of about Rs. 40,000 a case under section 409, P. P. C. Was registered against the petitioner on the morning of August 1964, at Police Station Dinga, District Gujrat. He was arrested on the 25th of October 1964, but was released on bail on the 21st of November 1964. After a prolonged inves--tigation the challan was finally submitted in the Court of the Special Judge, Gujrat, on the 300th of September 1969. The sanction required under section 6 (5) of the Pakistan Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 1958, however, was not submitted along with the challan. The Court called for the sanction vide its letter dated the 28th of November 1969. The same was sent by the appropriate Government vide its letter dated the 17th of December 1969. But the sanction was found to be defective and the Court…

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