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Petitioner: MUHAMMAD SHAFI SHAD VS Respondent: THE STATE
1988 P
1988 P Cr. L J 1366(1)
[Lahore]
Before Muhammad Rafiq Tarar and Abdul Waheed, JJ
MUHAMMAD SHAFI SHAD‑‑Petitioner
versus
THE STATE‑‑Respondent
Criminal Miscellaneous No.1 in Criminal Appeal No.531 of 1987, decided on 24th November, 1987.
Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)‑‑
---S.426‑‑Penal Code (XLV of 1860), S. 409‑‑Sentence, suspension of‑‑Turn of appeal likely to take quite long due to heavy back‑log‑ Execution of sentence suspended, in circumstances.
Raja Mohammad Anwar for Petitioner.
Khudadad Barqi for the State.
ORDER
MUHAMMAD RAFIQ TARAR, J.‑‑This is a petition for suspension of sentence of Muhammad Shafi Shad petitioner who has been convicted under section 409, P.P.C. and sentenced to R.I. for five years and a fine of Rs.45,000.
2. The ground's urged for the suspension of sentence by the learned counsel for the petitioner are that the alleged defalcated amount had been deposited by the brother of the petitioner and the hearing of this appeal is not in sight in the near future. The learned State counsel has opposed the prayer.
In view of the heavy back‑log, the turn of this appeal is likely to take quite long, therefore, we suspend the sentence of the) petitioner subject to his furnishing security in the sum of Rs.2,00,000 to the satisfaction of Deputy Registrar (Judicial) of this Court.
S.G.D./M‑462/L Sentence suspended.