MUHAMMAD KHALIL KHALID vs The STATE — 1972 PCRLJ 65

Citation: 1972 PCRLJ 65

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-07-21

Parties: MUHAMMAD KHALIL KHALID vs The STATE

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Case cited as 1972 PCRLJ 65

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Aslam Riaz Hussain Title: MUHAMMAD KHALIL KHALID vs The STATE Case No.: Criminal Revision No. 409 of 1965 Date of Judgment:1971-07-21 Reported As: 1972 P Cr. L J 65 Result: Petition accepted JUDGMENT JUDGMENT This is a reference from the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Lahore, recommending the setting aside the order of the District Magistrate, dated 16-1-1965 and remanding the case to the District Magistrate for a fresh decision on merits. 2. The facts of the case as stated in the reference are as follows :-- A case under section 325/34, P. P. C. was pending in the Court of Khawaja Muhammad Yousaf, Magistrate 1st Class, (empowered under section 30, Cr. P. C.), Lahore against Ghulam Panjtan and others. Ghulam Panjtan was enlarged on bail on furnishing security in the sum of Rs. 1,000. Muhammad Khalil Khalid stood surety. Ghulam Panjtan, however, failed to appear in Court. A notice was issued to Muhammad Khalil ? Khalid, surety, to produce Ghulam Panjtan. Muhammad Khalil Khalid undertook to produce Ghulam Panjtan on 22-6-64. On 22-6-64 he expressed his inability to produce Ghulam Panjtan. Thereupon, the Magistrate took proceedings for forfeiture of the bond. A notice was issued to Muhammad Khalil to show cause why the amount of the security should not be realized. The surety urged that the whereabouts of Ghulam Panjtan were not known and that he did not wish to show any cause against the realization of the security amount. On…

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