AGHA ALI vs IQBAL AND 2 OTHERS Case No — 1970 PCRLJ 917

Citation: 1970 PCRLJ 917

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-02-27

Parties: AGHA ALI vs IQBAL AND 2 OTHERS

Headnotes

917 Result: Petition dismissed Judgment ORDER WAMDUDDIN AI;MAD;"J.--Respondents Iqbal and Abdur Rahman were tried by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Bahawalpur at Bahawalnagar under section 302/34, P. For the murder of Muhammad Khan on the 4th December 1966 at Isha time in the fieldsof village Chaweka at a distance of about 12 miles from the Police Station, Sadar; Bahawalnagar.

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Waheeduddin Ahmad, Mujibur Rahman Khan, Muhammad Yaqub Ali Khan Title: AGHA ALI vs IQBAL AND 2 OTHERS Case No.:Criminal Petition for Special Leave to Appeal No.132 of 1969 Murder Reference No. 55 of 1968 Date of Judgment:1970-02-27 Reported As: 1970 P Cr. L J 917 Result: Petition dismissed Judgment ORDER WAMDUDDIN AI;MAD;"J.--Respondents Iqbal and Abdur Rahman were tried by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Bahawalpur at Bahawalnagar under section 302/34, P. P: C. For the murder of Muhammad Khan on the 4th December 1966 at Isha time in the fieldsof village Chaweka at a distance of about 12 miles from the Police Station, Sadar; Bahawalnagar. Both the respondents were convicted by judgment dated the 31st January 1968. Iqbal was sentenced to -death and Abdur Rahman to transportation for life. In Murder Reference No. 55 of 1966 (Criminal Appeal No. 85 of 1968), a Division Bench of the west Pakistan High Court, Lahore, by judgment dated the 27th' November 1968, set aside the conviction of the respondents and acquitted them. The petitioner seeps special leave to file an appeal against the said order. The prosecution case is that Iqbal respondent suspected his sister Mst. Manzooran to be on illicit relation with deceased Muhammad Khan. Iqbal and Abdur Rahrnan respondents are friends. At Isha prayer time, on the fateful night, Sajawara P. W. 2 was smoking huqqa at the house of his, uncle Kamal when 'Riaz' son of Haji Joy a.…

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