SARFRAZ AND 4 OTHERS vs THE STATE — 1971 PCRLJ 205

Citation: 1971 PCRLJ 205

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-06-26

Parties: SARFRAZ AND 4 OTHERS vs THE STATE

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Case cited as 1971 PCRLJ 205

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Ataullah Sajjad, Bashir-ud-Din Ahmad Title: SARFRAZ AND 4 OTHERS vs THE STATE Case No.: Criminal Appeal No: 243 of 1969 Date of Judgment:1970-06-26 Reported As: 1971 P Cr. L J 205 Result: Order accordingly JUDGMENT JUDGMENT ATAULLAH SAJJAD, J.--The appellants in this case were tried Sarfraz, Dur Muhammad, Iqbal,, Nur Muhammad Nawaz were charged under sections 148, 120-B and 302/149 of the Pakistan Penal Code. Manzur appellant was charged under section 201, P. P. C. The trial Court convicted' Manic: under section 201, P. P. C. And sentenced him to five year` rigorous imprisonment, The other five appellants were convicted under sections 148 and 302/149, P. P. C. They were sentence to one year's R. 1. On the first count and to death on the second, count. They were acquitted from the charge under section 120-B. P. P. C. State has also filed Criminal Appeal No. 678 of 1969, which is yet at the motion stage, against the acquittal of all the appellants from a charge under section 120-B, P. P. C. And the acquittal of the five appellants namely, Sarfraz, Dur Muhammad Nawaz, Nur Muhammad and Muhammad Iqbal under section 201, P. P. C. This judgment will dispost of both the appeals, and the murder reference which is also before us in this connection. 2. The evidence is that Sarfraz appellant is the son Manzur appellant. Nawaz and Iqbal appellants are brother inter se and are the sister's sons of Manzur appellant. Nur, Muhammad appellant is from…

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