CHIRAGH vs THE STATE Case No — 1970 PCRLJ 1199

Citation: 1970 PCRLJ 1199

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-02-06

Parties: CHIRAGH vs THE STATE

Headnotes

1199 Result: Sentences reduce JUDGMENT JUDGMENT SHAMEEM HUSSAIN KADRI, J.--Chiragh appellant and Najabat (P. 11) lived in their dharis, 20 karams apart from each other in Chak No.

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Shamim Hussain Qadri, Sher Bahadur Khan Title: CHIRAGH vs THE STATE Case No.: Criminal Appeal No. 186 of 1967 Date of Judgment:1970-02-06 Reported As: 1970 P Cr. L J 1199 Result: Sentences reduce JUDGMENT JUDGMENT SHAMEEM HUSSAIN KADRI, J.--Chiragh appellant and Najabat (P. W. 11) lived in their dharis, 20 karams apart from each other in Chak No. 104 R. B. Chiragh appellant was married to Mst. Sardaran about 2/3 years before the occurrence. He somehow started suspecting the deceased having liaison with Najabat. On 12-12-1965, at about 8 or 9 p.m. Najabat came to the dhari of Chiragh where his father Hussain (P. W. 10) and Ahmad (P. W. 9), a cousin of his father, were present. Najabat is nephew of Hussain (P. W. 10). Shortly after Najabat left the dhari, Chiragh accused took his Kulhari and went out saying that he was going to participate in `Jhummar dance' on the marriage ceremony of the daughter of his maternal uncle Walia. Mst. Sardaran, his wife went out to answer the call of nature about an hour thereafter. Soon after she left the dhari alarm was raised from the dhari of Najabat. Hussain (P. W. 10) and Ahmad (P. W. 9) ran towards the dhari of Najabat and saw Chiragh appellant causing injuries to Mst. Sardaran and Ahmad, maternal uncle of Chiragh, causing injuries to Najabat, at a distance of 5 to 7 Karams from the dhari of Najabat. Hussain caught hold of his son Chiragh who struggled out and ran away leaving his Kulhari (Exh. P.…

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