Mst. ZOHRAN AND 4 Others vs ABDUS SATTAR AND Another — 1972 SCMR 234

Citation: 1972 SCMR 234

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-12-31

Parties: Mst. ZOHRAN AND 4 Others vs ABDUS SATTAR AND Another

Headnotes

Case cited as 1972 SCMR 234

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Salahuddin Ahmad, Muhammad Yaqub Ali Title: Mst. ZOHRAN AND 4 Others vs ABDUS SATTAR AND Another Case No.: Petition for Special Leave to Appeal No. 83 of 1972 Date of Judgment:- Reported As: 1972 SCMR 234 Result: Leave refused Judgment ORDER MUHAMMAD YAQUB ALI, Actg. C. J.-A case was registered against the petitioners under section 364/380, P. P. C. At the Police Station, Kupp, Multan, under the directions of a learned Judge of the erstwhile High Court of West Pakistan. Investigation was undertaken by the Crimes Branch Police which found the petitioners innocent and consequent upon it the case was cancelled. Thereafter the respondent filed a private complaint in the Court of a Magistrate against the petitioners under section 364/380, P. P. C. For kidnapping his daughter Mst. Sughran so that she may be murdered and for theft. After recording the statement of the complainant and preliminary evidence produced by him, the Magistrate formed the opinion that there was sufficient ground for proceeding with the complaint and issued summonses to the petitioners under bailable warrants. Aggrieved by the order of the Magistrate, the petitioners moved the High Court under section 561, Cr. P. C., for quashment of the proceedings on the ground that the Police had already held investigation in the case and found them innocent. The petition was dismissed by a learned Judge in the view that none of the conditions for quashment was made out.…

Read the full judgment on Al Wakeelo — Pakistan's AI-powered legal research platform.