MUHAMMAD ALI vs THE STATE- — 1973 PCRLJ 63

Citation: 1973 PCRLJ 63

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-11-11

Parties: MUHAMMAD ALI vs THE STATE-

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Case cited as 1973 PCRLJ 63

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Aslam Riaz Hussain, Shamim Hussain Qadri Title: MUHAMMAD ALI vs THE STATE- Case No.: Criminal Appeal No. 322 of 1968 Date of Judgment:1971-11-11 Reported As: 1973 P Cr. L J 63 Result: Order accordingly JUDGMENT JUDGMENT SHAMEEM HUSSAIN KADRI, J.-Mohammad Ali (22), his brother Allah Bakhsh (36), Fateh Mohammad (55). Mohammad Shafi (28) and Rukan Din (72), all Gujjars, were tried by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Lyallpur, for the murder of one Munir Ahmad, under section 302/148/14% P. P. C. He convicted Mohammad Ali under section 302, P. P. C. And sentenced him to transportation for life. Allah Bakhsh was convicted under section 323, P. P. C. And sentenced to pay a fine of Rs. 100.00 or in default to suffer one month's R. I. The other accused were acquitted by his order deated 23rd January 1968. 2. Fazal Karim brother of the deceased has filed two revision petitions, Criminal Revision No. 371 of 1968 for the imposition of death penalty on Mohammad Ali and suitably changing the conviction of Allah Bakhsh and Criminal Revision No. 427 of 1968 for challenging the acquittal of the co-accused. Both the revisions were ordered to be heard along with this appeal. This order will dispose of the appeal as well as both the revision petitions. 3. The brief facts of the prosecution case are as follows: House of Capt. Mohammad Yousaf is situated opposite to the house of Fateh Mohammad acquitted accused in the lane of Chak No. 138 G. B. On…

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