QAMAR vs THG STATE — 1970 PCRLJ 195

Citation: 1970 PCRLJ 195

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1969

Decision Date: 1969-06-30

Parties: QAMAR vs THG STATE

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Case cited as 1970 PCRLJ 195

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Muhammad Afzal Cheema Title: QAMAR vs THG STATE Case No.: Criminal Revision No. 625 of 1966 Date of Judgment:1969-06-30 Reported As: 1970 P Cr. L J 195 Result: Petition partly accepted JUDGMENT JUDGMENT This Criminal Revision filed by one Qamar is directed against the order of the learned Sessions Judge Rawalpindi, dated the 30th of April 1969, dismissing the petitioner's appeal against his conviction for an offence under section 379, P. P. C. Recorded by Muhammad Shah M. I. C. Rawalpindi, with an award of one year's R. I. The impugned order was passed by the learned Sessions Judge under section 421, Cr. P. C. Dismissing the peti--tioner's appeal although the sentence of one year's R. I. Awarded to him by the learned trial Court was reduced to nine months R. I. 2. The main contention raised by the learned counsel for the petitioner which found favour with me at the time of the admission of this petition to a regular hearing was that while on the one hand the petitioner was allegedly caught almost red-handed and a purse containing a sum of Rs. 51, and a passport --size photo of Muhammad Yasin complainant we're recovered from his possession, the police had sought his custody vide application dated 15-9-1968 seeking extension of the remand order on the pretext that certain recoveries were to be made from the petitioner as also from two others, namely, Sultan and Muhammad Saeed. Having perused the record, I find that the contention is…

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