Naqab Shah vs Feroze — 1970 SCMR 759

Citation: 1970 SCMR 759

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Year: 1969

Decision Date: 1969-12-31

Headnotes

Case cited as 1970 SCMR 759

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s):Muhammad Shahabuddin, Alvin R. Cornelius, Muhammad Sharif, JUDGMENT Reported As: 1970 SCMR 759 Result: Appeal dismissed Judgment JUDGMENT SHAHABUDDIN, J.-The appellants were convicted and sentenced by the Additional City Magistrate, Karachi, appellant Naqab Shah to rigorous imprisonment for three years and fine of Rs. 500 under section 366 and appellant Feroze to rigorous imprisonment for three and a half years and a fine of Rs. 500 under section 376, P. P. C. Two others Mst. Syed Jinan, were of the first appellant, and one Majid were also convicted and sentenced in respect of the same transaction by the same Magistrate Mst. Syed Jinan, owing to ill health, was sentenced to imprisonment till the rising of the Court and a fine of Rs. 25 under section 366 and Majid to rigorous imprisonment for one year under section 376/109, P. P. C. And six months' rigorous imprisonment under section 342, P. P. C. All the convicted per--sons except Mst. Syed Jinan appealed to the Chief Court of Sind in its sessions jurisdiction and while Majid's appeal was allowed and he was acquitted, the appeals of the present appellants were dismissed. The matter was then taken up to the Chief Court in its High Court jurisdiction and the revision petitions of the present appellants were summarily dismissed. This is an appeal by special leave from the judgment of the Chief Court. The case for the prosecution was that on 20th August 1952 the first appellant…

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