ABDUL GHAFOOR vs ABDUL KARIM AND 2 OTHERS — 1971 PLD 616

Citation: 1971 PLD 616

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-02-09

Parties: ABDUL GHAFOOR vs ABDUL KARIM AND 2 OTHERS

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1971 Lahore 616

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Maulvi Mushtaq Hussain Title: ABDUL GHAFOOR vs ABDUL KARIM AND 2 OTHERS Case No.: Criminal Miscellaneous No, 1 of 1969 in Criminal Revision No, 1080 of 1963 Date of Judgment:1971-02-09 Reported As: PLD 1971 Lahore 616 Result: Petition dismissed Judgment ORDER Abdul Karim, Mahmooda and Sardara respondents in Cr. Revision Petition No, 1080 of 1963, were tried by Mr. M. E. Hayat, Additional Sessions Judge, Lahore, at Sheikhupura, along with Noor Muhammad, Hasham and Dilmir under sections 148, 302 read with sections 149 and 323 read with section 149 of the Pakistan Penal Code, for the murder of Ibrahim, father of Abdul Ghafoor petitioner in the aforesaid revision petition and causing simple injuries to Ahmad (P. W. 12) on 12th August 1961, near a culvert, known as Dewasinghwala, situated within the limits of Chak No, 18. The respondents were acquitted, while their aforesaid co-accused were convicted under section 302 read with section 34 of the Pakistan Penal Code. 2. The revision petition was filed by Abdul Ghafoor, son of the deceased, questioning the order of the learned Additional Sessions Judge with respect to the acquittal of the respondents, with a prayer that their acquittal be set aside and retrial ordered. 3. The convicted accused filed an appeal against their conviction and sentences in this Court (Criminal Appeal No, 693 of 1962). This was allowed and they were acquitted on 22nd March 1963. The learned Judges, after observing,…

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