GHULAM MUSTAEA AND Another vs THE STATE — 1971 PCRLJ 775

Citation: 1971 PCRLJ 775

Court: Sindh High Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-10-06

Parties: GHULAM MUSTAEA AND Another vs THE STATE

Headnotes

Case cited as 1971 PCRLJ 775

Judgment Text

Court Name: Sindh High Court Judge(s): Muhammad Haleem, Ghulam Rasool K. Shaikh Title: GHULAM MUSTAEA AND Another vs THE STATE Case No.: Criminal Appeal No. 149 of 1970 Date of Judgment:1970-10-06 Reported As: 1971 P Cr. L J 775 Result: Appeal allowed JUDGMENT JUDGMENT GHULAM RASOOL K. SHAIKH, J.-The appellants were convicted by the learned Sessions Judge, Larkana for an offence under sections 395/397, P. P. C. And 13(d), West Pakistan Arms Ordinance, 1965, and sentenced to undergo R. I. For 7 years and 2 years respectively ordering the sentences to run concurrently. The incident had taken place on 8th March 1969 at 9-30 p.m. In Village Jakhar and the first report was lodged by Nabibux on the same night at 11-45 p.m. At Warah Police Station situated at a distance of about 6 miles and it was recorded by Muhammad Yaqoob Head Constable. The investigation was conducted by various police officers. On 8th March 1969, at about 7-30 a.m. Haji Nabibux was sitting along with Abdul Ghani and Allahbux in his shop and a lamp was burning when four persons armed with rifles entered the shop and out of them to were wearing turbans and they had muffled their faces while the other to were wearing caps and their faces were not muffled. It is further said that three other persons stood outside the shop. One of those four persons picked up .The transistor of Nabibux and left the shop. Then they went to the shop of Muhammad Nawaz which was closed. The door was broken and the cloth was removed…

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