MUHAMMAD BAKHSH And Another vs The STATE — 1972 PCRLJ 96

Citation: 1972 PCRLJ 96

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-10-08

Parties: MUHAMMAD BAKHSH And Another vs The STATE

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Case cited as 1972 PCRLJ 96

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Muhammad Afzal Khan Title: MUHAMMAD BAKHSH And Another vs The STATE Case No.: Criminal Revision No. 862 of 1970 Date of Judgment:1970-10-08 Reported As: 1972 P Cr. L J 96 Result: Revision accepted JUDGMENT JUDGMENT Muhammad Bakhsh (40) an employee of Revenue Office (Electricity Department), Lyallpur and his brother Wali Muhammad (47) a businessman, were convicted by Chaudhry Muhammad Khalil Bhatti, Magistrate exercising powers under Section 30, Cr. P. C. Lyallpur, under section 228 of the Pakistan Penal Code and were sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for six months each. In addition, they were also ordered to pay a fine of Rs. 1,000 each, or in default to suffer further simple imprisonment for a month and a half each. Aggrieved, they preferred an appeal to the Additional Sessions Judge, Lyallpur, who by judgment 25th June 1969, maintained the conviction and the sentence regarding payment of fine, but reduced the sentence of imprisonment to the period already undergone. They have now come up in revision to have their conviction and sentences set side. 2. The petitioners were attorneys of their sister Mst. Zainab Bibi in respect of an ejectment case filed by her against Sarfaraz Hussain and others. The ejectment case was pending decision with Malik Muhammad Ramzan, Rent Controller, Lyallpur. At one stage the matter in controversy was pending in the High Court, and had been remanded to the Rent Controller for further proceedings.…

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