SULTAN vs The STATE — 1972 PCRLJ 435

Citation: 1972 PCRLJ 435

Court: Sindh High Court

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-12-31

Parties: SULTAN vs The STATE

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Case cited as 1972 PCRLJ 435

Judgment Text

Court Name: Sindh High Court Judge(s): Abdul Qadir Sheikh, Imdad Ali H. Agha Title: SULTAN vs The STATE Case No.:Criminal Appeal No. 368 and Confirmation Case No. 58 con nected with JUDGMENT Reported As: 1972 P Cr. L J 435 Result: Appeal allowed Judgment JUDGMENT Imdadally H. Agha, J.--The live appellants herein were tried by the learned Sessions Judge, Tharparkar at Mirpurkhas and convicted, Appellants Sultan, Muhammad Malik and Muhammad Siddik were convicted under section 302 read with sections 34 and 392, P. P. C. for the murder and robbery of deceased Fateh Muhammad and each sentenced under the former section to death and under the latter section to 3 years' R. I. Appellants Sikoo alias Muhammad Siddik (hereinafter referred to as Sikoo) and Karim Bux were convicted under section 411, P. P. C. and each sentenced to 2 years' R. I. All the appellants except appellant Muhammad Malik and Muhammad Siddik have appealed separately, while appellants Muhammad Malik and Muhammad Siddik have preferred a joint appeal. The case of appellants Sultan, Muhammad Malik and Muhammad Siddik is also before us by way of confirmation of death sentences imposed upon them. This judgment will dispose of all the said appeals and the reference under section 374, Cr. P. C. for confirmation of the death sentences. 2. The facts of the prosecution case briefly are these. Deceased Fateh Muhammad and his brother Noor Muhammad (P. W. 4) belonged to Punjab. The deceased used to purchase cloth in the…

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