BASHARAT ALI MIRZA vs The STATE — 1967 PLD 354

Citation: 1967 PLD 354

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-07-17

Parties: BASHARAT ALI MIRZA vs The STATE

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1967 SC 354

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Muhammad Afzal Khan Title: BASHARAT ALI MIRZA vs The STATE Case No.: Criminal Miscellaneous No. 1680 of 1969 Date of Judgment:1970-07-17 Reported As: 1972 P Cr. L J 511 Result: Petition dismissed JUDGMENT JUDGMENT On the 7th November 1968 Basharat Ali Mirza filed Writ Petition No. 1841/S of 1968. By order dated the 25th March 1969 the writ petition was converted into a petition (Cr. M. 1680 of 1969) under section 561-A, Cr. P. C. "for quashing the criminal proceedings pending against the petitioner in the Court of Special Judge, Rawalpindi at Lahore". 2. Basharat Ali Mirza petitioner is employed as Tax Clerk in the office of the Cantonment Board, Rawalpindi. In the same Office one Shagufta Gul is employed as a Revenue Collector. On the 1st September 1964, Shagufta Gul was entrusted, by the Cashier, with a sum of Rs. 8,096.80 for disbursement of pay of the staff of four girls schools of the said Board. Shagufta Gul did not disburse the said sum and reported that the bag containing the said sum had been lost. The Executive Officer of the Board lodged F. 1, R. No. 281 dated the 1st September 1964 (copy annexed) at Police Station Rawalpindi Cantonment. The investigation made by the police revealed that Shagufta Gul had cmbezzeled the said sum and further that Basharat Ali Mirza peti tioner and two other persons namely Sher Muhammad and Lai Muhammad had abetted the commission of the said offence. On the 10th September 1964 the petitioner…

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