FARID Alias GHAYASUDDIN vs THE STATE — 1970 PCRLJ 364

Citation: 1970 PCRLJ 364

Court: Sindh High Court

Year: 1969

Decision Date: 1969-12-31

Parties: FARID Alias GHAYASUDDIN vs THE STATE

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Case cited as 1970 PCRLJ 364

Judgment Text

Court Name: Sindh High Court Judge(s): Dorab Patel, Ghulam Safdar Shah Title: FARID Alias GHAYASUDDIN vs THE STATE Case No.: Criminal Appeal No. 413 and Confirmation Case No, 72 of 1 Date of Judgment:- Reported As: 1970 P Cr. L J 364 Result: Appeal allowed JUDGMENT JUDGMENT DORAB PATEL, J.-The appellant has been convicted by an Additional Sessions Judge, Hyderabad under section 302, P. P. C. For the murder of Mst. Siddika, wife of Shafat Hussain P. W. And sentenced to death. He has filed an appeal against his sentence and the learned Additional Sessions Judge has made a reference to this Court, and we shall dispose of the appeal and the reference by this judgment. 2. According to the prosecution, Shafat Hussain the complainant was employed in the railway workshop, Hyderabad and lived in the railway quarters, Hyderabad. On 19th November 1965, he had gone as usual to work in the said workshop. In his absence the appellant came to his house at about 10 a.m. And attacked his wife Mst. Siddika with a knife, stabbing her several times with the knife, and then ran away. This was in the presence of P. Ws. Abdul Hakim, Ashiq Hussain, Mst. Banu (who were all relations of Shafat Hussain) and several other persons. Shafat Hussain was sent for but by the time he reached his house, his relations had taken Mst. Siddika for treatment to the Civil Hospital. Accordingly, he left for the Civil Hospital, but on his way learnt of his wife's death. After seeing her dead body at the hospital, he…

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