MUHAMMAD SHAM AND 3 Other vs THE STATE — 1972 PLD 661

Citation: 1972 PLD 661

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-06-23

Parties: MUHAMMAD SHAM AND 3 Other vs THE STATE

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1972 Lahore 661

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Muhammad Afzal Cheema, Muhammad Munir Farooqi Title: MUHAMMAD SHAM AND 3 Other vs THE STATE Case No.: Criminal Appeal No. 422 and Murder Reference No. 139 of 1969 Date of Judgment:1971-06-23 Reported As: PLD 1972 Lahore 661 Result: A. JUDGMENT JUDGMENT MUHAMMAD MUNIR FAROOQI, J.-Muhammad Shafi, his brother Ghulam Nabi and their nephews Faiz Ahmad and Risa Ahmad were tried by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Lahore, in Camp at Gujranwala, for committing the murde (of Lal (deceased) and causing simple injuries to Ahmad (P. W. 8r with blunt and sharp-edged weapons in furtherance of their common intention on 3rd April 1967 at Chhahwela in the area of village Bhiga Bhigi of Police Station Ahmadnagar, District Gujranwala. Learned trial Judge finding each of than guilty convicted and sentenced them as under:- The sentences under section 323/324/34, P. P. C. Are to take effect if the sentence of death is commuted to some other substantial sentence and shall run concurrently with each other. The four convicts have filed this appeal, but Muhammad Shafi appellant is reported to have died in the jail in the meanwhile, so the appeal in respect of this convict has abated under section 431, Cr. P. C. The record is also before us under section 374 of the Criminal Procedure Code for the confirmation of death sentences and the two matters, i.e., the appeal and the reference, are being disposed of by this judgment. 2. Mst. Khurshid Bibi (P. W.…

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