FALAK NAZ vs THE STATE — 1990 PCRLJ 798

Citation: 1990 PCRLJ 798

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-10-05

Parties: FALAK NAZ vs THE STATE

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Case cited as 1990 PCRLJ 798

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Muhammad Afzal Cheema Title: FALAK NAZ vs THE STATE Case No.: Criminal Revision No, 849 of 1971 Date of Judgment:1971-10-05 Reported As: 1990 P Cr. L J 798 Result: Revision accepted JUDGMENT JUDGMENT ' The facts giving rise to this petition, wherein various sections of the Criminal Procedure Code, namely 435, 468 and 561 have been invoked, are that Falak Naz petitioner who has also been produced in this Court in custody in compliance with this Court's order dated 28th September, 1971, made a statement before the Sub-Inspector, Police Station Retra District Dera Ghazi Khan, on 9th March, 1971, in the course of investigation of the murder case of one Farooq, who like the petitioner, was a servant of Sardar Manzoor Ahmad Khan, an Ex-M.P.A. Of Dera Ghazi Khan District. In this elaborate statement the petitioner has shown himself to be an eye-witness of the murder of Farooq deceased allegedly committed in his presence by Zahoor Ahmad Khan son of Sardar Manzoor Ahmad Khan aforesaid and his relation Subha Sadiq alongwith a third unidentified person on the night between 24th/25th February, 1971, in the house of the accused. Having recorded this statement under section 161, Cr.P.C. The Investigating Officer produced the petitioner in the Court of Assistant Commissioner Taunsa, who recorded his statement afresh under section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code and tendered him pardon on condition of making a full and true disclosure of the…

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