SHERA vs The STATE and 3 otherss — 1972 PCRLJ 626

Citation: 1972 PCRLJ 626

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-10-25

Parties: SHERA vs The STATE and 3 otherss

Headnotes

Case cited as 1972 PCRLJ 626

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Aslam Riaz Hussain Title: SHERA vs The STATE and 3 otherss Case No.: Criminal Revision No. 862 of 1971 Date of Judgment:1971-10-25 Reported As: 1972 P Cr. L J 626 Result: Petition accepted JUDGMENT JUDGMENT A case was registered against Said Jalal, Shah Nawaz and Amir Shah respondents at the instance of Shera petitioner, on 19-6-1971 at 12-15 a.m. at Police Station Chiniot,. District Jhang. 2. The prosecution story briefly is that after evening prayer time on the 18th of June 1971, the three respondents (Nos. 2 to 4), who were armed with guns, attacked Shera petitioner and his father Muhammad. Shah Nawaz respondent shot at Shera petitioner, which hit him on the leg and Said Jalal respondent fired at Muhammad, which resulted in his death. 3. After the registration of the case the police apprehended the respondents and started investigating the case. The investiga tion was almost over when the three respondents submitted an application to the District Magistrate, Jhang, alleging therein that the case against them is wholly false, that the petitioner had himself strangulated his father in order to implicate them and that he had subsequently got an injury manufactured on his leg to support his case. They also prayed that the body of Muhammad deceased should be exhumed and re-examined by an independent Board of Medical Officer. The learned District Magistrate marked the application to Mr. Imtiaz Ahmad Sahi, Assistant Commissioner,…

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