FATEH KHAN vs THE STATE- — 1970 PCRLJ 1326

Citation: 1970 PCRLJ 1326

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-01-12

Parties: FATEH KHAN vs THE STATE-

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Case cited as 1970 PCRLJ 1326

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Muhammad Afzal Cheema Title: FATEH KHAN vs THE STATE- Case No.: Criminal Revision No. 11 of 1964 Date of Judgment:1970-01-12 Reported As: 1970 P Cr. L J 1326 Result: Revision allowed JUDGMENT JUDGMENT This criminal revision filed by" the petitioner is directed against the judgment of the Additional Session Judge, Gujrat, dated the 19th of December 1963, whereby, dismissing the petitioner's appeal, he upheld his conviction under section 6 of the West Pakistan Foodstuff (Control) Act, 1958 read with clause 14 of the Supplementary Paddy and Rice (Control) Order, 1958, recorded by Mr. Muhammad Akram, Magistrate Ist Class, with an award of one year's R. I., but reduced the sentence to that of six months' R. I. 2. The simple background of the case is that the District Magistrate, Gujrat vide, his order dated the, 2nd of October 1962, passed under clause 11 (d) of the West Pakistan Supplementary Paddy and Rice Control Order, 1956, directed the sealing of the . Rice Husking Mills in the District and accordingly in pursuance thereof the petitioner's Mill in village Dolatnagar, Police Station, Jalalpur Jattan, was also sealed. It may be observed in this context that according to this order may Muhammad Naseem, Food Inspector, was supposed 'to seal all the Husking Mills in the jurisdiction of Police Stations, Jalalpur Jattan and Karianwala. Notwithstanding this, however, it appears that on the 14th of February- 1.963, the District Food…

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