ZULFIQAR vs ZULFIQAR AND ANOTHERs — 1970 PCRLJ 1042

Citation: 1970 PCRLJ 1042

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-04-10

Parties: ZULFIQAR vs ZULFIQAR AND ANOTHERs

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Case cited as 1970 PCRLJ 1042

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Waheeduddin Ahmad, Sajjad Ahmad Jan Title: ZULFIQAR vs ZULFIQAR AND ANOTHERs Case No.: Criminal Petition for Special Leave to Appeal No. 54 of 1970 Date of Judgment:1970-04-10 Reported As: 1970 P Cr. L J 1042 Result: Petition dismissed Judgment ORDER WAHIDUDDIN AHMAD, J.-Respondent No. 1, along with 13 other persons, is being tried under section 302/148/149, P. P. C. Read with section 201, P. P. C. By the Sessions Judge, Lyallpur. In this case, the statements of 19 witnesses have been recorded. The statement of the present petitioner was recorded on the 18th July 1969, and the case was adjourned to 23rd July 1969 for further recording the statement of the petitioner. Respondent No. 1 moved an application Criminal Miscellaneous No. 4578 of 1969, for the transfer of the above case to any other Court of competent jurisdiction on the ground that the learned trial Judge, during the course of the trial, has not recorded some of the statements which has been made favourable to the petitioner and has also curtailed cross- examination of the defence counsel on the ground that it had become very late. This application came up for hearing before M. H. Munir, J. On the 4th November 1969. The learned Single Judge, after hearing the counsel for the parties, transferred the case from the Court of the learned Sessions Judge, Lyallpur to that of the Additional Sessions Judge stationed at Lyallpur. The petitioner, who is the brother of the…

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