MOHAMMAD RAMZAN vs THE STATE — 1971 PCRLJ 788

Citation: 1971 PCRLJ 788

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-10-27

Parties: MOHAMMAD RAMZAN vs THE STATE

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Case cited as 1971 PCRLJ 788

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Muhammad Afzal Zullah Title: MOHAMMAD RAMZAN vs THE STATE Case No.: Criminal Appeal No. 201 of 1970 Date of Judgment:1970-10-27 Reported As: 1971 P Cr. L J 788 Result: Sentence modified JUDGMENT JUDGMENT Muhammad Ramzan aged 35 years has been convicted under section 304, Part I, P. P. C. And sentenced to seven years' R. I. By the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Jhang. He has challenged the conviction and sentence by this appeal. 2. The facts which are not disputed by both the learned counsel, appearing for the appellant and for the State, are that on 19th May 1969, the appellant returned to his kotha at Chah Sargana in village Ghumman Mari at about sehriwela. He had in the earlier part of the night been irrigating his fields. He saw one Haq Nawaz in his kotha in a compromising position with his wife Mst. Saddan, the deceased in the case. On this confrontation Haq Nawaz dashed out by pushing the appellant aside and was successful in running away. The appellant found toka Exh. P. 1 lying in the kotha. He. Picked up the same and dealt successive blows on Mst. Saddan who suffered nine injuries mostly on the head, face and neck and she expired as a result of these injuries. Out of to eye-witnesses namely Haq Nawaz (P. W. 6) and Ghulam (P. W. 7), the latter was declared hostile and has not been relied upon by the learned trial Judge. Haq Nawaz supported the above version of the case and explained that immediately after the occurrence…

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