MUNSHI AND ANOTHER--Convict vs THE STATE — 1969 PCRLJ 1103

Citation: 1969 PCRLJ 1103

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-02-19

Parties: MUNSHI AND ANOTHER--Convict vs THE STATE

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Case cited as 1969 PCRLJ 1103

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Muhammad Afzal Zullah, Aslam Riaz Hussain Title: MUNSHI AND ANOTHER--Convict vs THE STATE Case No.: Criminal Appeal No, 764 and Murder Reference No, 225 of 1969 Date of Judgment:1971-02-19 Reported As: PLD 1971 Lahore 781 Result: Appeal accepted JUDGMENT JUDGMENT ASLAM RIAZ HUSSAIN, J.--Munshi, aged 22 years and. Taj Din son of Nawab, aged 18 years, were tried by Mr. Shamas-ud-Din, Additional Sessions Judge, Lahore, for an offence under section 302/34, P. P. C. for the murder of Taj Din son of Nathu, aged about 25 years. The learned trial Court convicted both of them under section 302/34, P. P. C. vide his order dated the 30th of September 1969, and sentenced them to death. Both of them have filed joint appeal against their conviction and sentence. The matter is also before us under section 374, Cr. P. C. for confirmation of the death sentences. We propose to dispose of the appeal as well as the murder reference by a single judgment. The facts of the case as stated in the F. I. R. are, briefly, as follows :- Taj Din deceased was betrothed with Mst. Siddiqan, the daughter of Mst. Hanifan P. W. 10 about 7/8 years before the occurrence. The marriage of the deceased with Mst. Siddiqan took place about 7/8 days prior to the occurrence at village Saraich, Police Station Kahna, District Lahore. The deceased took Mst. Siddiqan to his house in Chak No 30/S. P, District Sahiwal, where she stayed with him for three days. Thereafter, in…

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