NAZAR HUSSAIN AND 2 Others vs THE STATE — 1970 PCRLJ 1080

Citation: 1970 PCRLJ 1080

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-03-02

Parties: NAZAR HUSSAIN AND 2 Others vs THE STATE

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Case cited as 1970 PCRLJ 1080

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Ataullah Sajjad, Shoukat Ali Title: NAZAR HUSSAIN AND 2 Others vs THE STATE Case No.: Criminal Appeal No. 7 and Murder Reference No. 3 of 1969 Date of Judgment:1970-03-02 Reported As: 1970 P Cr. L J 1080 Result: Order accordingly Judgment ORDER ATTAULLAH SAJJAD J.-Nazar Hussain aged 40, his brother Inayat aged 18 and their two uncle, namely Shera aged 60 and Hussain Muhammad (alia, Hasna) aged 65 have been convicted by laic Sessions Judge, Gujranwala, under section 302/34 of the Pakistan Penal Code for causing the death of their co-villager Farzand Ali. Shera was sentenced to death and the other three convicts were awarded a sentence of transportation for life. The fifth accused, namely, Siraj lain was acquitted. The convicts have filed an appeal against their conviction and sentences. Murder Reference No. 3 of 1969 is also before us for the confirmation of death sentence awarded to Shera appellant. This judgment will dispose of the appeal is well as the murder reference. 2. The occurrence took place in village Noorpur, which is in the jurisdiction of Police Station Qila Didar Singh, in Gujran--wala District on 11th of November 1966, at about Peshiwela. Farzand Ali deceased was a Rajput and a Zamindar of the village. The appellants are K unbars and worked as carriers for the Zamindars who wanted to transport their crops to the market. Farzand Ali accompanied by Ghulam Husain (P. W. 13) was going to the house of Shera appellant to ask…

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