MUHAMMAD SHAH vs THE STATE — 1971 PCRLJ 688

Citation: 1971 PCRLJ 688

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-01-15

Parties: MUHAMMAD SHAH vs THE STATE

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Case cited as 1971 PCRLJ 688

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Muhammad Fazle Ghani Khan, Muhammad Afzal Khan Title: MUHAMMAD SHAH vs THE STATE Case No.: Criminal Appeal No. 446 of 1967 Date of Judgment:1970-01-15 Reported As: 1971 P Cr. L J 688 Result: Appeal dismissed JUDGMENT JUDGMENT MUHAMMAD FAZLE GHANI KHAN, J.-Mohd. Shah son of Amir Shah (26 years) and Zafar Shah alias Zafar Abbas son of Ghulara Abbas (22 years) residents of village Tahli Police Station Bhawana, District Jhang were tried by the Additional Sessions Judge; Lyallpur at Jhang for offences under section 302/34 for the murder of Noora son of Muhammad aged 25 years resident of the same village. At the same the, they were tried for offences under section 307/34, P. P. C. For a murderous assault on the person of Mst. Fatima (P. W. 10) on 10th of February 1966 at about Peshiwa,a in their village. The learned trial Court by his order dated 28th of June 1967 acquitted Zafar Shah alias Zafar Abbas of both the charges giving him the benefit of doubt, while he convicted Mohd Shah for the offence under section 302., P. P. C. And sentenced him to transportation for life. He was, however, exonerated of the charges under sec--tion 307/34, P. P. C. For the murderous assault on the person of Mst. Fatima P. W. The convict has appealed to this Court. 2. Briefly stated the prosecution story is that appellant Mohd. Shah suspected that Noora deceased had developed illicit intimacy with his sister-in-law (brother's wife) Mst. Mandan and therefore,…

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