RAMZAN vs THE STATE — 1970 PCRLJ 1

Citation: 1970 PCRLJ 1

Court: Sindh High Court

Year: 1968

Decision Date: 1968-11-12

Parties: RAMZAN vs THE STATE

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Case cited as 1970 PCRLJ 1

Judgment Text

Court Name: Sindh High Court Judge(s): Durab Patel, Illahi Bakhsh Khamisani Title: RAMZAN vs THE STATE Case No.: Criminal Appeal No. 298 of 1966 Date of Judgment:1968-11-12 Reported As: 1970 P Cr. L J 1 Result: N/A JUDGMENT JUDGMENT KHAMISANI, J: The appellant Ramzan has been convicted under sections 302 and 307, P. P. C. And sentenced to transporta--tion for life and fine of Rs. 500 or in default rigorous imprisonment for six months and rigorous imprisonment for three years and fine of Rs. 500 or in default rigorous imprisonment for six months more respectively. The sentences of imprisonment have been ordered to run concurrently. The appellant has filed this appeal. 2. The facts of the prosecution case briefly are that Bahawal had borrowed a bullock from the appellant for slaughtering the same on the occasion of his brother's marriage. He, however, did not slaughter it but left it with Yousuf in trust for being sold subsequently. The appellant probably felt annoyed because he thought that the bullock had been fraudulently taken from him on the pretext of being slaughtered on the occasion of his brother's marriage. He, therefore, went on 12th September 1965 at about noon time armed with his licensed gun to the house of Yousuf and asked him to give him back his bullock. Yousuf told him that he could not return the bullock as Bahawal had left it with him in trust. The appellant, however, insisted on getting back the bullock and even threatened Yousuf for taking it away…

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