HIDAYATULLAH AND ANOTHER vs THE STATE — 1971 PLD 817

Citation: 1971 PLD 817

Court: Sindh High Court

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-07-23

Parties: HIDAYATULLAH AND ANOTHER vs THE STATE

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1971 Karachi 817

Judgment Text

Court Name: Sindh High Court Judge(s): Imdad Ali H. Agha, Ghulam Rasool K. Shaikh Title: HIDAYATULLAH AND ANOTHER vs THE STATE Case No.: Criminal Appeals Nos, 65, 82 and Confirmation Case No, 7 of 1970 Date of Judgment:1971-07-23 Reported As: PLD 1971 Karachi 817 Result: Appeal dismissed JUDGMENT JUDGMENT GHULAM RASUL K. SHAIKH, J.--These are appeals against the judgment of the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Larkana, convicting the appellants for an offence under section 302/34, P. P. C., and finding no extenuating circumstance sentencing them to death. This case is also before us on a reference under section 374, Cr. P. C. for the confirmation of the death sentence. The incident had taken place on 5-6-69 at 9-30 p.m. on the road in the town of Larkana and the first report was lodged by Muhammad Moosa on the same day at 11-50 p.m. at the Larkana Police Station and it was recorded by Mr. Ghulam Muhammad S. H. O. In this incident two persons Ali Hassan and his servant Nizamdin were killed. Badaruddin is brother of Ali Hassan deceased while Mohd. Ramzan is their maternal uncle and Mohd. Moosa is their cousin. Mohd. Hassan is relation and nekmard of Ali Hassan. Mazhardin is brother of Nizamdin. Mohd. Kassim is not related to them. The appellants are neither related to the witnesses nor they are related inter se. Mohd. Moosa is a lad of 16 summers while Badaruddin is a lad of 12 summers and they were Matric students studying in Municipal School at Larkana. Ali Hassan was…

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