JUAN SULLIVAN vs The STATE — 1971 SCMR 618

Citation: 1971 SCMR 618

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Year: 1964

Decision Date: 1964-09-04

Parties: JUAN SULLIVAN vs The STATE

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Case cited as 1971 SCMR 618

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Alvin R. Cornelius, Dr. Sheikh Abdul Rahman Title: JUAN SULLIVAN vs The STATE Case No.: Criminal Appeal No. K-9 of 1964 Date of Judgment:1964-09-04 Reported As: 1971 SCMR 618 Result: Appeal partly accepted JUDGMENT JUDGMENT S. A. RAHMAN, J.-The appellant, Juan Sullivan and his wife, Mrs. Maria Veronics, were convicted by a Special Judge for an offence under section 167(8)(u) of the Sea Customs Act, 1878, read with Ordinance No. 58 of 1962. On the appellant, a sentence of two years' rigorous imprisonment together with a fine of Rs. 3,00,000 or in default, twelve months rigorous imprisonment further, was imposed. His wife received a sentence of three month's rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 5,000 or in default, three months' rigorous imprisonment further. Smuggled gold had been seized from their possession along with a revolver and some cartridges. Cash in the form of eleven hundred U. S. Dollars was also recovered from the person of the appellant. On appeal, a learned Judge of the High Court of West Pakistan, Karachi Bench, upheld the conviction of the appellant but reduced his sentence of imprisonment to the term already undergone. With regard to the sentence of fine, it was directed that in view of the fact that the appellant was a foreigner without any ostensible means of living in Karachi, his fine would be remitted, except to the extent of the eleven hundred U. S. Dollars, which had been taken from his person.…

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