SARDARA AND Others vs GHULAM RASUL AND Another — 1970 SCMR 87

Citation: 1970 SCMR 87

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Year: 1967

Decision Date: 1967-10-26

Parties: SARDARA AND Others vs GHULAM RASUL AND Another

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Case cited as 1970 SCMR 87

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Alvin R. Cornelius, Dr. Sheikh Abdul Rahman Title: SARDARA AND Others vs GHULAM RASUL AND Another Case No.: Petition for Special Leave to Appeal No. 276 of 1967 Date of Judgment:1967-10-26 Reported As: 1970 SCMR 87 Result: Leave refused Judgment ORDER CORNELIUS, C. J.-The petitioners twelve in number were granted bail by a Sessions Court of Gujrat. They were charged for offences of murder and attempt to murder while being members of an unlawful assembly. Six of them were alleged to have carried guns, and five others to have carried lathis. The twelfth Noora was alleged to have deliberately. Created a situation in which the attack could be made. A learned Single Judge in the High Court cancelled the bail orders, holding that the reasons given by the Sessions Judge lacked validity. The Sessions Judge had relied on reports of the Crimes Branch of the Police as well as that the shots fired by certain of the petitioners had only caused minor injuries to companions of the deceased. Leave is sought to appeal against the High Court's order. The petition is not pressed in regard to the six men who were alleged to have carried guns, but as to the five alleged lathi-men, it is said that they caused no injury, and moreover their presence was not necessary for carrying out the alleged design, as there were only four men in the party to be attacked. A plea that Noora's name too had been falsely included, was also made. The allegation…

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