MUHAMMAD ASHIQ vs THE STATE — 1971 PCRLJ 778

Citation: 1971 PCRLJ 778

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-11-02

Parties: MUHAMMAD ASHIQ vs THE STATE

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Case cited as 1971 PCRLJ 778

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Ataullah Sajjad Title: MUHAMMAD ASHIQ vs THE STATE Case No.: Criminal Miscellaneous No. 6247 of 1970 Date of Judgment:1970-11-02 Reported As: 1971 P Cr. L J 778 Result: Order accordingly Judgment ORDER This order will disposed of Criminal Miscellaneous Nos. 6247, 6761 and 6763 of 1970. The three petitioners in these applications are Muhammad Ashiq Ghulam Hussain and Sanaullah, respectively. All of them have been named as accused persons in a double murder case. The F. I. R. Shows that there is a mosque by the name of `Masjid Sahaba-i-Karam at Ravi Road, Lahore. There was a. Dispute about a vacant site of land adjacent to that mosque between the management of the mosque and Sh. Muhammad Ismail and his son Ashfaq who have lost their lives in the present incident as a result of firing by Muhammad Sadiq the co-accused of the peti--tioners before me. A civil suit was going on between the management of the mosque and Sh. Muhammad Ismail, with regard to the possession of the land in dispute and a commis--sion had been appointed by the civil Court for inspection of the spot who was to arrive there on 28th of August 1970, which happened to be a Friday. After the Jumma prayers, Ghulam Hussain and Sanaullah petitioners exhorted the audience that they should assemble near the house of Sh. Muhammad Ismail in order to give sacrifice for the cause of God and to take forcible possession of the land belonging to Sh. Muhammad Ismail. Muhammad Sadiq the…

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