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Citation: 1971 SCMR 667
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year: 1970
Decision Date: 1970-12-31
Case cited as 1971 SCMR 667
Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s):Waheeduddin Ahmad, Mujibur Rahman Khan, Sajjad Ahmad Jan, JUDGMENT Reported As: 1971 SCMR 667 Result: Appeal dismissed Judgment JUDGMENT WAHEEDUDDIN AHMAD, J.---This appeal by special leave is directed against the judgment of the High Court of West Pakistan, Lahore, dated the 16th March 1970, in Criminal Appeal No. 838 of 1968, by which the appeal filed by the appellants was dismissed and their death sentences were confirmed. Appellants Muhammad Yar son of Bahadur, Ghulam Rasul, Ahmad Yar sons of Wali, Hayat son of Bakhsha, Khan Muhammad son of Muhammad, Salabat son of Baqri, along with Muhammad Yar and Azim sons of Wali and Amin son of Sher Ali, were tried by the Additional Sessions Judge, Sargodha, for committing rioting and five murders on the night between 19/20th June 1967, Mst. Bibi alias Pathani and her four sons, namely, Hayat, Allah Yar, Ahmad Yar and Muhammad Yar with Tokas, spear, carbine, hatchets and sticks within the area of village Tangowali, Police Station Saddar, Sargodha and were sentenced to death by judgment dated the 18th November 1968, under section 302/149, P. P. C. And were further sentenced to one year's R. I. Each under section 148, P. P. C. On each count to be operative if the death sentences were not confirmed. This judg--ment was challenged in Criminal Appeal No. 838 of 1968 (Murder Reference No. 19 of 1969), and a Division Bench of the West Pakistan High Court, Lahore, by judgment dated the 16th…
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