MUHAMMAD IQBAL AND 3 OTHERS vs THE STATE — 1970 PCRLJ 1205

Citation: 1970 PCRLJ 1205

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1969

Decision Date: 1969-12-23

Parties: MUHAMMAD IQBAL AND 3 OTHERS vs THE STATE

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Case cited as 1970 PCRLJ 1205

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Maulvi Mushtaq Hussain, Bashir-ud-Din Ahmad Title: MUHAMMAD IQBAL AND 3 OTHERS vs THE STATE Case No.: Criminal Appeal No. 491 of 1968 Date of Judgment:1969-12-23 Reported As: 1970 P Cr. L J 1205 Result: Order accordingly JUDGMENT JUDGMENT MUSHTAQ HUSSAIN MUNIR, J.-Shah Nawaz (25), Muhammad Iqbal (26), Muhammad Daurez (50) and Muhammad Ashraf (30) were tried by the learned Sessions Judge, Jhelum, under section 302, read with sections 34 and 307, read with section 34 of the Pakistan Penal Code for the murder of Nakhra deceased and murderous assault on the person of Khuda Bakhsh alias Bakhshu (P. W. 12), in furtherance of their common intention. All the four appellants were convicted under section 302, read with section 34, P. P. C. And sentenced to death. Shah Nawaz, Muhammad Ashraf and Muhammad Daurez were also convicted under section 307, read with section 34, P. P. C. And sentenced to transportation for life each. It was directed that the sentence of transportation for life, awarded to the last mentioned three appellants, would take effect only, if the sentences of death awarded to them, were not confirmed. The appellants have come up in appeal and he case is also before us on a reference under section 374 of the Criminal Procedure Code for the confirmation of death sentence. The appeal and the reference shall be disposed of by this judgment. 2. Muhammad Ashraf and Muhammad Iqbal appellants are real brothers, while Shah Nawaz…

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