MUHAMMAD ANWAR AND 4 Others vs THE STATE — 1971 PCRLJ 799

Citation: 1971 PCRLJ 799

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-07-17

Parties: MUHAMMAD ANWAR AND 4 Others vs THE STATE

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Case cited as 1971 PCRLJ 799

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Muhammad Afzal Cheema Title: MUHAMMAD ANWAR AND 4 Others vs THE STATE Case No.: Criminal Appeal No. 291 of 1969 Date of Judgment:1970-07-17 Reported As: 1971 P Cr. L J 799 Result: Appeal partly accepted JUDGMENT JUDGMENT The five appellants, namely, Muhammad Anwar, Civil Patwari, Circle Kalu Ghazi, Allah Din, resident of Mahmoodpur, Shabir Ahmad, Civil Patwari, Circle Ucha Jajja, Muhammad Anwar son of Alam, resident of Kalu Ghazi, and Nasrullah resident of Ucha Jajja, District Sialkot, were tried, along with the nine acquitted co-accused, for offences under sections 419/420, 467/468/109, P. P. C. By the learned A. D. M. Special Judge, Sialkot, who vide the impugned judgment dated the 3rd of May 1969, convicted Muhammad Anwar Patwari under section 467, P. P. C., with an award of to years' R. I., plus, a fine of Rs. 500 or further six months' R. I. In default of payment thereof while the other four appellants were found guilty of abetment under section 467/109, P: P. C., and were each sentenced to the same quantum of punishment. They have challenged their convictions and sentences in appeal before the High Court. 2. The prosecution case briefly is that all the five -appellants were closely associated inter se being members of the Ahmadia Sect and often pulled together. Shabir Ahmad appellant worked as a patwari during the consolidation operations of village Mahmoodpur and allegedly proposed superior land to Allah Din appellant at, the…

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