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1988 SCMR 1132

MUHAMMAD ARSHAD VS STATE

Petitioner: MUHAMMAD ARSHAD VS Respondent: STATEHonorable Justice Javid Iqbal

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

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1988 S C M R 1132

1988 S C M R 1132

Present: Aslam Riaz Hussain., Javid Iqbal and Saad Saood Jan, JJ

MUHAMMAD ARSHAD‑‑Petitioner versus STATE and another‑‑Respondents

Petition for Leave to Appeal No. 461 of 1985, decided on 20th March, 1988.

(On appeal from the judgment and order of the Lahore High Court, Lahore dated 16th October, 1985 in Criminal Appeal No. 644 of 1983).

Constitution of Pakistan (1973)‑‑

‑‑‑Art.185(3)‑‑Leave to appeal, grant of‑‑Lack of assistance from counsel‑‑ Consequence‑‑Petition against acquittal‑‑Counsel being unable to argue his case on the basis of a misleading pro forma prepared by him‑‑Petition dismissed for lack of assistance.

Malik Saeed Hassan, Advocate Supreme Court instructed by Abid Nawaz, Advocate‑ on‑Record for Petitioner.

Altaf Muhammad Khan, Advocate Supreme Court instructed by Rao Muhammad Yousuf Khan, Advocate‑on‑Record for the State.

Nemo for Respondent No.2.

Date of hearing: 20th March, 1988.

ORDER JAVID IQBAL, J.‑‑This petition for leave to appeal has been filed by Muhammad Arshad petitioner against the acquittal of Muhammad Hafeez respondent.

Learned counsel for the petitioner has prepared a misleading pro forma on the basis of which he is not able to argue his case before us. The petition is therefore, dismissed for lack of assistance.

M.I./M‑429/S Petition dismissed.

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