GOVERNMENT OF EAST PAKISTAN vs MAJID Alias ABDUL JUDGMENT Reported As — 1970 SCMR 12

Citation: 1970 SCMR 12

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Year: 1969

Decision Date: 1969-12-31

Parties: ADVOCATE GENERAL, GOVERNMENT OF EAST PAKISTAN vs MAJID Alias ABDUL JUDGMENT

Headnotes

Result: Appeal accepted Judgment JUDGMENT HAMOODUR RAHMAN, C. J.-This appeal by special leave arises out of the judgment of a Division Bench of the High Court of East Pakistan, allowing the appeal of the respondent herein and setting aside his conviction under section 302 of the Pakistan Penal Code and sentence of transportation for life.

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Abdus Sattar, Hamoodur Rahman, Mujibur Rahman Khan Title:ADVOCATE GENERAL, GOVERNMENT OF EAST PAKISTAN vs MAJID Alias ABDUL JUDGMENT Reported As: 1970 SCMR 12 Result: Appeal accepted Judgment JUDGMENT HAMOODUR RAHMAN, C. J.-This appeal by special leave arises out of the judgment of a Division Bench of the High Court of East Pakistan, allowing the appeal of the respondent herein and setting aside his conviction under section 302 of the Pakistan Penal Code and sentence of transportation for life. The respondent who was a domestic servant in the house of one Mr. Zafar Iqbal Yazdani, an engineer of the Pakistan River Steamers Limited at Narayanganj, was charged with having killed by stabbing with a dagger Shafizuddin Howledar and Rahimunnesa Bibi, the cook and Ayah, respectively, employed in the house of the said Mr. Yazdani, in the afternoon of the 11th September 1963, at about 4 p. m., and then tried to commit suicide himself. Mr. Yazdani resided in a portion of the ground floor of a south-facing two storied building situated at 12 Peter Road, Narayanganj. The other portion of the ground floor of this building was in the occupation of one Mr. Ahmad, another engineer employed in the same Company and the first floor was in the occupation of Mr. K. G. Cowper, the local agent of the Company. The respondent who was serving Mr. Yazdani as a bearer, used to reside with the deceased cook and the deceased Ayah in the servants' quarters,…

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