Mst. BANO vs The STATE — 1950 PLD 68

Citation: 1950 PLD 68

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-11-29

Parties: Mst. BANO vs The STATE

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1950 Lah. 68

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Aslam Riaz Hussain, Muhammad Afzal Khan Title: Mst. BANO vs The STATE Case No.: Criminal Appeal No. 434 of 1968 Date of Judgment:1971-11-29 Reported As: 1972 P Cr. L J 775 Result: Appeal allowed JUDGMENT JUDGMENT Muhammad Afzal Khan, J.--Mst. Bano (27) resident of Ghulam Muhammad Abad, was tried by the Additional Sessions Judge, Lyallpur for the murder of Muhammad Saeed, aged 21 years, son of her neighbour Abdul Hamid, alleged to have been committed by her on the 20th October 1967, in the area of Ghulam Muhammad Abad Police Station Gulberg, Lyallpur. By judgment dated the 23rd May 1968, she was convicted under section 302, P. P. C. and was sentenced to transportation for life. She preferred this appeal (No. 434 of 1968) to have her conviction and sentence set aside. 2. The prosecution case, briefly stated, is as follows :-- Abdul Hamid (P. W. 11) runs a shop in Adam Chauk, Ghulam Muhammad Abad, Lyallpur. He had a daughter Mst. Shamim, aged 5 years and a son Muhammad Saeed (deceased) aged 2 years. On the 20th October 1967, in the morning, he went to his shop and at noon returned to his house for taking meals. He enquired about his son and was informed that at about 10 a.m. Mst. Shamim and Muhammad Saeed had gone to the house of their uncle Muhammad Bashir who lived in the next lane. After some time, Mst. Shamim returned and on inquiries, informed that Muhammad Saeed was not with her. Then inquiries were made at the house of Muhammad…

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