Malik ATA MUHAMMAD vs THE STATE AND ANOTHERs — 1970 PCRLJ 875

Citation: 1970 PCRLJ 875

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1969

Decision Date: 1969-07-08

Parties: Malik ATA MUHAMMAD vs THE STATE AND ANOTHERs

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Case cited as 1970 PCRLJ 875

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Muhammad Afzal Cheema Title: Malik ATA MUHAMMAD vs THE STATE AND ANOTHERs Case No.: Criminal Revision No. 716 of 1969 Date of Judgment:1969-07-08 Reported As: 1970 P Cr. L J 875 Result: Order accordingly Judgment ORDER Criminal Revisions 716 and 770 of 1969 are connected matters relating to the interim custody of Car No. KAG 8918 and are being disposed of by a single order. 1. Tile brief facts giving rise to these petitions are that on 16-10-68 a case relating to the theft of Car No. KAG 21x5 Toyota was registered at Police Station Ferozeabad, Karachi, under section 379, P. P. C. At the instance of one Ghulam Mohammad. The case presumably remained untraced for a pretty long time but later on a clue was furnished regard--ing a gang of criminals whose modus operandi is to steal cars. The case is still pending investigation. It was on 4-4-69 that Car No. KAG 8918 was seized by the police from the possession of Malik Ata Mohammad petitioner in Criminal Revision No. 716/69 presumably under section 550 of the Cr. P. C. The case of the Police seems to be that it was the same Car No. KAG 2185 which originally belonged to Ghulam Mohammad and was stolen at Karachi in October 1968; that the number of the car as also that of the chassis had been changed. 2. It appears that in, the meantime Ghulam Mohammad, the original owner of the stolen car, laid a claim with M/s. Crescent Star Insurance Company with whom it was insured and the latter having…

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