Jamot GHULAM MUHAMMAD AND 3 OTHERS vs THE STATE AND ANOTHER — 1971 PLD 937

Citation: 1971 PLD 937

Court: Sindh High Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-07-22

Parties: Jamot GHULAM MUHAMMAD AND 3 OTHERS vs THE STATE AND ANOTHER

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1971 Karachi 937

Judgment Text

Court Name: Sindh High Court Judge(s): Muhammad Ali Sayeed Title: Jamot GHULAM MUHAMMAD AND 3 OTHERS vs THE STATE AND ANOTHER Case No.: Criminal Miscellaneous Application No, 352 of 1969 Date of Judgment:1970-07-22 Reported As: PLD 1971 Karachi 937 Result: Proceedings quashed JUDGMENT JUDGMENT The petitioners seek a quashment of the proceedings before the learned Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Jacobabad on a private complaint lodged by Abdul Haque s/o Rahimbaksh Abbasi (respondent). This complaint, a copy whereof has been placed on the record of this case, purports to have been drawn under section 406/420, P. P. C. The case set up in the complaint briefly is that on 15th of August 1969 the accused (the present petitioners) who are described in the complaint as fishermen, had gone to Jacobabad and negotiated a sale of fish to the complainant at Jacobabad. The accused, it is alleged, received from the complainant a sum of Rs, 3,000 for supply of fish to him up to 1-9-1969, but no fish was actually supplied. A letter by the complainant to the accused did not bring forth any response. The complainant eventually saw the accused at Karachi and discussed the subject with them. They kept him on promises of returning the money but finally informed him that they would neither refund the money nor would supply the fish. Thus it was alleged that the accused had committed offence under section 406/420, P. P. C. within the jurisdiction of the Jacobabad Court. 2. On the basis of the above…

Read the full judgment on Al Wakeelo — Pakistan's AI-powered legal research platform.