ABDUL KHALIQ vs The STATE Case No — 1970 SCMR 307

Citation: 1970 SCMR 307

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-01-20

Parties: ABDUL KHALIQ vs The STATE

Headnotes

Result: Appeal dismissed JUDGMENT JUDGMENT M. KHAN, J.-The appellant was convicted under section 302 of the Pakistan Penal Code for the murder of Abdul Mannan and sentenced to death.

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Waheeduddin Ahmad, Mujibur Rahman Khan, Muhammad Yaqub Ali Khan Title: ABDUL KHALIQ vs The STATE Case No.: Criminal Appeal No. 9 of 1969 Criminal Appeal No. 2t5 of 1967 Date of Judgment:1970-01-20 Reported As: 1970 SCMR 307 Result: Appeal dismissed JUDGMENT JUDGMENT M. R. KHAN, J.-The appellant was convicted under section 302 of the Pakistan Penal Code for the murder of Abdul Mannan and sentenced to death. He was also convicted under section 13 of the West Pakistan Arms Ordinance, 1965 and sentenced to six month's rigorous imprisonment. The appellant preferred an appeal against his convictions and sentences. The appeal and the death reference were heard together by a Division Bench of the High Court of West Pakistan, Lahore. By a single judgment, the learned Judges dismissed the appeal, accepted the reference and confirmed the death sentence imposed on the appellant. Abdul Mannan, deceased was the brother's son of Muhammad Younis (P. W. 13). They were originally the residents of village Milki in the District of Hoogli, West Bengal. Muhammad Younis settled at Jhullundur before the Independence and carried on business there. He has several sons of whom Muhammad Sharif (P. W. 18) is the approver in this case. Mst. Amna (P. W. 12) is the daughter of Muhammad Younis. After the establishment of Pakistan, Muhammad Younis migrated to Lahore and established business there. Mst. Amna was married to Abdul Mannan, deceased about 13 years…

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