ATTA MUHAMMAD AND Another vs THE STATE Case No — 1970 PLD 86

Citation: 1970 PLD 86

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1969

Decision Date: 1969-07-11

Parties: ATTA MUHAMMAD AND Another vs THE STATE

Headnotes

Result: Appeal dismissed JUDGMENT JUDGMENT MUSHTAQ HUSSAIN MUNIR, J.-Atta Muhammad (26), his brother Ghulam Farid (19) and their friend Muhammad Shafi (23), have been tried by the learned Sessions Judge, Dera Ghazi Khan, under sections 460, 302 read with section 34 under four counts and 307 read with section 34 of the Pakistan Penal Code under two counts, on the allegation, that at about morning prayer time, on the 24th of November 1966, they trespassed into the house of Ghulam Hussain (P. 18), situated in Block No.

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Maulvi Mushtaq Hussain, Muhammad Siddiq Title: ATTA MUHAMMAD AND Another vs THE STATE Case No.: Criminal Appeal No. 157 of 1968 Date of Judgment:1969-07-11 Reported As: PLD 1970 Lahore 86 Result: Appeal dismissed JUDGMENT JUDGMENT MUSHTAQ HUSSAIN MUNIR, J.-Atta Muhammad (26), his brother Ghulam Farid (19) and their friend Muhammad Shafi (23), have been tried by the learned Sessions Judge, Dera Ghazi Khan, under sections 460, 302 read with section 34 under four counts and 307 read with section 34 of the Pakistan Penal Code under two counts, on the allegation, that at about morning prayer time, on the 24th of November 1966, they trespassed into the house of Ghulam Hussain (P. W. 18), situated in Block No. 3 in Dera Ghazi Khan and murdered his son Allah Bakhsh (20), his daughter Mst. Kundan Mai (17), Mst. Aisha Mai (22) and his wife Mst. Mahar Mai (50) and made murderous assault upon him arid his daughter-in-law Mst. Sakina, wife of his deceased son Allah Bakhsh. They were convicted of all the charges and all three of them were sentenced to death on four counts under section 302/34, P. P. C., 10 years' rigorous imprisonment under section 460, P. P. C. And seven years' rigorous imprisonment under section 307/34, P. P. C. On two counts. The sentences of imprison-- ment were directed to take effect only, if the death sentences imposed upon them on four counts were not confirmed by the High Court. In that eventuality, all the sentences were…

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