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Petitioner: MUHAMMAD SHARIF VS Respondent: THE STATE
Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Ghulam Mujaddid Mirza, Dr. Javed Iqbal Title: MUHAMMAD SHARIF vs THE STATE Case No.: Criminal Petition No, 151 of 1988 Date of Judgment:1989-09-25 Reported As: 1990 SCMR 570 Result: Appeal dismissed
Judgment ORDER ' GHULAM MUJADDID, J.- This petition for leave to appeal is only by Muhammad Sharif although Shaukat Ali and Riasat Ali were also tried alongwith him for the murder of Abdul Jabbar which took place on 1-7-1981 at 6 a.m. In the 3rd clas bogey of trial at Railway Station, Rahwali, and sentenced to imprisonment for life plus fine of Rs, 5,000 each by judgment of the Additional Sessions Judge, Gujrdnwala. ' On appeal to the Lahore High Court, their conviction and sentence was upheld. Learned counsel appearing in support of this petition contended that the petitioner has been roped in because of his relationship with the co-accused. Even, otherwise, his participation in the alleged occurrence, according to the counsel, was very doubtful. ' These are matters of appreciation of evidence which has been done by the High Court. ' We are not going to reappraise the evidence. We don't think there is either any error of law or even of fact which needs examination.