Shaikh MUHAMMAD YAQUB vs The STATE — 1972 SCMR 171

Citation: 1972 SCMR 171

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-12-31

Parties: Shaikh MUHAMMAD YAQUB vs The STATE

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Case cited as 1972 SCMR 171

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Waheeduddin Ahmad, Sajjad Ahmad Jan Title: Shaikh MUHAMMAD YAQUB vs The STATE Case No.:Criminal Appeal No. 469 of 1967 Petition for Special Leave to Appeal No. 46 JUDGMENT Reported As: 1972 SCMR 171 Result: Leave refused Judgment JUDGMENT SAJJAD AHMAD, J.-The petitioner, Muhammad Yaqub,. Was convicted by a learned Single Judge of the Lahore High Court in original criminal jurisdiction, for offences under sections 323,.504 acid 342/34, P. P. C. He was sentenced to imprisonment for one year and a fine of Rs. 1,000, or, in default of payment, six months' R. I., under section 323, P. P. C. Under section 504, P. P. C. He was awarded a sentence of 6 months' R. I. And to pay Rs. 500, or, in default, three months' R. I. Under section 342/34, P. P. C. He was only sentenced to a fine of Rs. 100, or, in default, one .Month's R. I. The sentences of imprisonment under all the 'offences were made to run concurrently. His co-accused, Muhammad Farooq, who is his younger brother, was convicted tinder section 342/34, P. P: C. But sentenced only to a fine of as. 50, or, in default, to one-week's R. I. The leniency in the sentence in his case was due to the ground that he had acted under the ' influence of his elder brother, i.e., petitioner Muhammad-Yaqub. . The victim of the violence in this case was the late Mr. Justice Shabbir Ahmad, a retired Judge of the High Court of West Pakistan. He had left his house for a morning stroll, accom--panied…

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