MANTHAR AND 4 OTHER vs The STATE — 1972 PCRLJ 214

Citation: 1972 PCRLJ 214

Court: Sindh High Court

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-06-02

Parties: MANTHAR AND 4 OTHER vs The STATE

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Case cited as 1972 PCRLJ 214

Judgment Text

Court Name: Sindh High Court Judge(s): Ghulam Rasool K. Shaikh Title: MANTHAR AND 4 OTHER vs The STATE Case No.: Criminal Appeal No. 200 of 1970 Date of Judgment:1971-06-02 Reported As: 1972 P Cr. L J 214 Result: Proceedings quashed JUDGMENT JUDGMENT The appellants were convicted for an offence under sec tion 326/149, P. P. C. and senenced to undergo R. I. for 5 years and pay a fine of Rs. 1,000 or in default to undergo R. I. for one year. Three bullocks of Sultan complainant were stolen. He suspected the appellants for having stolen the bullocks. Consequently he along with his father Ali Muhammad, Nawab and Nasir tracked the foot-prints which led to the house of the appellants Rasulo and Panah. The females of the appellants came out and informed them that the appellants had gone to offer Idd prayers. On the following day the complainant along with his father Ali Muhammad, Mehrab, Nawab and Nasir went to the house of the appellants and asked them to return the bullocks but they refused and abused them. The complainant party, therefore, returned and while they covered a short distance all the four appellants armed with hatchets and lathis overtook them and inflicted injuries upon Nawab, Mehrab and Nasir, and then they forcibly dragged away Ali Muhammad after giving him blows. The complainant made a search for Ali Muhammad but he was not traced. Consequently first report was lodged. The Police after usual investigation challaned the appellants. It is said that during…

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