ZABTEY KHAN vs THE STATE — 1972 PLD 196

Citation: 1972 PLD 196

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1968

Decision Date: 1968-11-21

Parties: ZABTEY KHAN vs THE STATE

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1972 Lahore 196

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Ataullah Sajjad Title: ZABTEY KHAN vs THE STATE Case No.: Criminal Appeal No. 39 of 1967 Date of Judgment:1968-11-21 Reported As: PLD 1972 Lahore 196 Result: Appeal accepted JUDGMENT JUDGMENT This order will dispose of four criminal appeals, namely, Cr. Appeals Nos. 39, 40, 41 and 42 of 1967. 2. Three separate trials were held. In Case No. 15/1-11/2. Zabtey Khan and Muhammad Yasin were tried together, in Case No. 16/1-12/2, Zabtey Khan and Zulfiqar Ali were tried together and in Case No. 17/1-13/2, Zabtey Khan and Zulfiqar Ali were tried together. In the earlier two cases, the co- accused of Zabtey Khan, namely, Muhammad Yasin and Zulfiqar Ali were acquitted, but in Case No. 17/1-13/2, both Zabtey Khan and Zulfiqar Ali were convicted and sentenced. Zabtey Khan filed Appeals Nos. 39, 40 and 41 against the conviction in all the three cases. Zulfiqur Ali filed a separate appeal, namely, No. 42 of 1967, against his conviction and sentence. 3. According to the prosecution, Zabtey Khan was a despatcher in West Pakistan Social Welfare Council. On 14th of February 1961, Cheque No. D-064624 for Rs. 15,800 purport--ing to have been issued by West Pakistan Social Welfare Council in favour of one Muhammad Hussain was presented by Zulfiqar, the appellant in Appeal No. 42, who had come to the Punjab Provincial Co- operative Bank, accompanied by Zabtey Khan. Mr. Abdul Qayyum, the ledger keeper of the Bank received the cheque and issued token No. 16…

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