GHULAM RASUL vs THE STATE — 1971 PLD 467

Citation: 1971 PLD 467

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-04-07

Parties: GHULAM RASUL vs THE STATE

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1971 Supreme Court 467

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Waheeduddin Ahmad, Hamoodur Rahman Title: GHULAM RASUL vs THE STATE Case No.: Criminal Appeal No, 21 of 1970 Date of Judgment:1971-04-07 Reported As: PLD 1971 Supreme Court 467 Result: Appeal dismissed JUDGMENT JUDGMENT HAMOODUR R AHMAN, C. J.--This appeal, by special leave, arises out of a judgment of a learned Single Judge of the erstwhile High Court of West Pakistan, Bahawalpur Circuit, dismissing an application under section 561-A of the Criminal Procedure Code for quashing the criminal proceedings pending before the Special Judge, Anti-Corruption, Multan, against the appellant. The appellant, who is not a public servant, was charged by Ch. Badruddin, then D. S. P., Alipur, on information received by him, for having demanded Rs, 1,000 from two persons, who were accused in a murder case registered at Kundai Police Station, for giving the same to the police officers engaged in the investigation of that case, on the plea that thereby he would be able to influence the said police officers to show some favour to the said accused persons and for having actually received in part Rs, 250 for the said Purpose, although no police officer connected with the said case had demanded any illegal gratification or offered to show any favour to the said accused persons. The D. S. P. lodged an information to the above effect against the appellant at Alipur Police Station on 18-10-67, alleging that the appellant had committed offences under…

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