Amir son of Ghulam Hussain vs Alam Sher, Sona and Farid — 1957 PLD 1

Citation: 1957 PLD 1

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Year: 1969

Decision Date: 1969-12-31

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1957 Quetta 1

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s):Waheeduddin Ahmad, Hamoodur Rahman, Mujibur Rahman Khan, Sajjad JUDGMENT Reported As: PLD 1970 Supreme Court 264 Result: A. Judgment JUDGMENT WAHIDUDDIN AHMAD, J.---This appeal by special leave is directed against the judgment of the West Pakistan High Court, Peshawar Bench, in Writ Petition No. 361 of 1963, which was dismissed on the 12th August 1965. It has arisen in the following circumstances:- On the 22nd July 1961, during the intense heat, two dead bodies in advanced stage of decomposition were discovered in the Khuds and ravines of fields adjoining the village Rahman in Daman Sandy tract of Thana Sadar of Dera Ismail Khan District. Mr. Riasat Ullah Khan, D. S. P., was informed of this fact. As the dead bodies could not be identified and were highly decomposed, they were buried after photograph and post-mortem examination. On the 9th August 1961, one Amir son of Ghulam Hussain, resident of village Bhaggor, District Sargodha, stated before the police that his father Ghulam Hussain son of Gaman, his brother Ghulam Shabir left their village about 21/22 days back and were missing. He was shown the photographs and clothes of the deceased which were identified by him as those of his father and his brother. He stated that the deceased and the appellants and litigation over immovable property in village Rangpur. He suspected the appellants to be murderers of the deceased. Thereupon, Alam Sher, Sona and Farid were arrested. On…

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