CHAN MUHAMMAD Alias CHANNA vs THE STATE — 1971 PCRLJ 506

Citation: 1971 PCRLJ 506

Court: Sindh High Court

Year: 1969

Decision Date: 1969-04-30

Parties: CHAN MUHAMMAD Alias CHANNA vs THE STATE

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Case cited as 1971 PCRLJ 506

Judgment Text

Court Name: Sindh High Court Judge(s): Ghulam Safdar Shah, Abdul Qadir Sheikh Title: CHAN MUHAMMAD Alias CHANNA vs THE STATE Case No.: Criminal Appeal No. J-388/Confirmation Case No. 52 of 1968 Date of Judgment:1969-04-30 Reported As: 1971 P Cr. L J 506 Result: Appeal dismissed JUDGMENT JUDGMENT ABDUL KADIR SHAIKH, J.-The appellant, Chan Muhammad alias Channa son of Gul Zaman, aged 20 years, was convicted by the learned Sessions Judge, Karachi, on 28th September 1958, under section 302, P. P. C. For the murder of Mst. Safeedi Jan in her house situate in Bakra Piri, in the city of Karachi. The case before us is by way of the appeal filed by the appellant and also on the reference from the Sessions Judge, Karachi, for the confirmation of the death sentence. 2. The prosecution case may be narrated in the words of Mst. Shahnaz Begum, 10 years' old daughter of the deceased, which she spoke at the trial. The incident occurred at about 8-30 a.m., on the 11th October 1967, and this is what she said about what happened in her house that day :- "I was in my house and about to go to take lessons to the house of Miandad which is just near. Accused Chan Muhammad is son of maternal uncle of my father. He was sitting on the charpoy. He used to come to us daily. My mother was washing utensils. Chan Muhammad accused was still there. My mother asked Chan Muhammad not to come to her house. Accused Chan Muhammad, took out a knife, got angry and stabbed my mother. In the meantime, my mother…

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