FAREED KHAN AND Another vs THE STATE - — 1971 PCRLJ 333

Citation: 1971 PCRLJ 333

Court: Sindh High Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-03-17

Parties: FAREED KHAN AND Another vs THE STATE -

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Case cited as 1971 PCRLJ 333

Judgment Text

Court Name: Sindh High Court Judge(s): Ghulam Safdar Shah, Muhammad Hayat Junejo Title: FAREED KHAN AND Another vs THE STATE - Case No.: Criminal Appeals Nos. 30 and 46 of 1967 Cr. Appeal No. 30 of 1967 Date of Judgment:1970-03-17 Reported As: 1971 P Cr. L J 333 Result: Order accordingly JUDGMENT JUDGMENT MUHAMMAD HAYAT JUNEJO, J.-This judgment shall dispose of to connected appeals, namely, Criminal Appeal No. 30 of 1967 filed by Farid Khan son of Kalandar Khan and Criminal Appeal No. 46 of 1967 preferred by Jehangir Kayani son of Raja Inayat Kayani. Beth the appellants have been convicted by an Additional Sessions Judge at Karachi for an offence under section 302/34, P. P. C. And sentenced to transportation for life each for the murder of deceased Gul Mohammad alias Guloo. 2. This matter was to proceed on 20-2-1970 but Mr. K. H. Khurshid, the learned counsel for appellant Jehangir Kayani remained absent without any intimation to this Court. As the order dated 20-2- 1970 of a Division Bench shows he was called several times but remained absent throughout the day. As, however, the matter involved a sentence of transportation for life the hearing was adjourned and the appeals have been fixed before us today. This the again father of appellant Jehangir Kayani asked for a postponement of hearing to enable him to engage a counsel. We intimated to him that we could give him a few days' adjournment for this purpose but he stated that as he had no funds at the moment a long…

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