ABDUL RAHMAN AND Another vs The STATE Case No — 1970 SCMR 429

Citation: 1970 SCMR 429

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-01-29

Parties: ABDUL RAHMAN AND Another vs The STATE

Headnotes

Result: Appeal dismissed JUDGMENT JUDGMENT SAJJAD AHMAD, J.-Saddiq and his cousin, Abdul Rahman, appellants, have been condemned to death at a Sessions trial at Larkana for the murder of the formers mother, Mst. Their convictions and sentences have been confirmed by the High Court of West Pakistan, Karachi Bench.

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Hamoodur Rahman, Mujibur Rahman Khan, Sajjad Ahmad Jan Title: ABDUL RAHMAN AND Another vs The STATE Case No.: Criminal Appeal No. K-28 of 1969 Criminal Appeal No. 297 of 1968 Date of Judgment:1970-01-29 Reported As: 1970 SCMR 429 Result: Appeal dismissed JUDGMENT JUDGMENT SAJJAD AHMAD, J.-Saddiq and his cousin, Abdul Rahman, appellants, have been condemned to death at a Sessions trial at Larkana for the murder of the formers mother, Mst. Kamalan. Their convictions and sentences have been confirmed by the High Court of West Pakistan, Karachi Bench. On a petition, through Jail, to this Court, special leave was granted to them to re-examine the evidence for the safe dispensation of justice, to see if their convictions were soundly based. The deceased was, at first, married to Hazaro, father of the appellant Siddiq, on whose death, three years ago, she re--married one, Shahan, in spite of the opposition of the appellants and their relatives. She got a son from Shahan aged 1 -- years and a daughter who was born three days before the occurrence. Shahan was in Jail during those days in connection with a murder charge and Kamalan was living with her parents-in-law, P. Ws. Gindo and Mst. Subhan Khatoon. The motive alleged for this murder was that the appellants were annoyed over the marriage of the deceased with Shahan. According to the prosecution case, the two appellants armed with hatchets, came to the house of Gindo at 9 a. m. On…

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