Mst. PANNA H BIBI vs The ST ATE — 1972 PCRLJ 1240

Citation: 1972 PCRLJ 1240

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-06-24

Parties: Mst. PANNA H BIBI vs The ST ATE

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Case cited as 1972 PCRLJ 1240

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Muhammad Afzal Cheema Title: Mst. PANNA H BIBI vs The ST ATE Case No.: Criminal Miscellaneous No. 3249 of 1966 Date of Judgment:1971-06-24 Reported As: 1972 P Cr. L J 1240 Result: Petition accepted JUDGMENT JUDGMENT The facts giving rise to this petition under section 561-A, Cr. P. C. briefly are that one Haji Moree husband of Mst. Pannah Bibi petitioner, a well-to-do person, died in mysterious circumstances. He had no issue. The body was exhumed and a report regarding administration of poison was called from the Chemical Examiner who returned a negative report. It appears that during investigation Mst. Pannah Bibi petitioner produced one Wahid Bakhsh who stated that he had poisoned her husband at the instance of the latter's nephews. Wahid Bakhsh also made a subsequent statement before the police to the effect that his earlier statement admitting having poisoned the deceased was made by him at the instance of Mst. Pannah Bibi petitioner. Consequently a report was sent by the Sub-Inspector to the learned trial Magistrate against the petitioner under section 182/211, P. P. C. who framed charges against her under section 211, P. P. C. These proceedings are now challenged in this petition. 2. Having been taken through the record of the case, I find that in view of the fact that the deceased owned two squares of land and had no issue the petitioner suspected that the nephews pf her deceased husband had got him poisoned through Wahid…

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