KAROO vs THE CROWN — 1970 SCMR 172

Citation: 1970 SCMR 172

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Year: 1952

Decision Date: 1952-10-30

Parties: KAROO vs THE CROWN

Headnotes

Case cited as 1970 SCMR 172

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Muhammad Shahabuddin, Sir Abdul Rashid, Alvin R. Cornelius Title: KAROO vs THE CROWN Case No.: Criminal Appeal No. 9 of 1952 Date of Judgment:1952-10-30 Reported As: 1970 SCMR 172 Result: Appeal partly accepted JUDGMENT JUDGMENT SHAHABUDDIN, J.-This is an appeal by special leave from a judgment of the Chief Court of Sind by which the convic--tion for murder and sentence of death, passed on the appel--lant Karoo by the Sessions Judge of Hyderabad in respect of the death of one Mst. Bako, were confirmed. Along with the appellant, his brother, Miandad and cousin Punhoon were tried, the charge against the three being that in furtherance of their common intention to kill Mst. Bako, the appellant struck her on the head with a hatchet and Miandad and Punhoon threw her in a canal and that there-- fore they were guilty under section 302 read with section 34, P. P. C. But the Sessions Judge convicted the other two accused only of an offence under section 201, P. P. C., and sentenced them to rigorous imprisonment for three years each. These convictions and sentences also were confirmed and the joint appeal of all the three was dismissed by the Chief Court. Miandad and Punhoon also petitioned this Court for Special Leave to Appeal from the judgment of the Chief Court, but special leave was refused to them on the 3rd April 1952. The case for the prosecution was to the following effect: Mst. Bako was a cousin of the accused. She was first…

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