MUHAMMAD AZAM vs The STATE — 1970 SCMR 341

Citation: 1970 SCMR 341

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-01-27

Parties: MUHAMMAD AZAM vs The STATE

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Case cited as 1970 SCMR 341

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Waheeduddin Ahmad, Muhammad Yaqub Ali Khan Title: MUHAMMAD AZAM vs The STATE Case No.:Criminal Petition for Special Leave to Appeal No. 302 of 1969 CriminalMiscellaneous No. 5287 of 1969 Date of Judgment:1970-01-27 Reported As: 1970 SCMR 341 Result: Leave refused Judgment ORDER WAHIDUDDIN AHMAD, J.-The petitioner and one Muhammad Akbar filed Criminal Miscellaneous No. 5287 and Criminal Miscellaneous No. 5699 of 1969 respectively for quashing of the commitment order passed against them by the learned Magistrate, Jhelum on the 18th August 1969, under section 302/34, P.. P. C. These petitions came up for hearing before a learned Single Judge of the West Pakistan High Court, Lahore, who dismissed them on the 11th November 1969. The learned Single Judge came to the conclusion that the names of the petitioner and the --accused Muhammad Akbar, were specifically mentioned in the F. I. R. And that there was prima facie evidence to implicate them in the case. The petitioner seeks permission to file an appeal against the said order. On the 11th February 1968, a case under section 302/34, P. P. C. Was registered against the petitioner at Police ` Station Dina, Jhelum at 5-15 p. m. At the instance of Master Ali Asghar who is P. W. 1 before the Committal Court. The prosecution case is that on the 11th February 1968, the complainant accompanied by one Ghulam Yusuf, came to the house of Inayat Beg deceased. While they were sitting in the…

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