SIKANDAR vs THE STATE — 1971 PCRLJ 236

Citation: 1971 PCRLJ 236

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-01-20

Parties: SIKANDAR vs THE STATE

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Case cited as 1971 PCRLJ 236

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Maulvi Mushtaq Hussain Title: SIKANDAR vs THE STATE Case No.: Criminal Miscellaneous No. 3534 of 1970 Date of Judgment:1970-01-20 Reported As: 1971 P Cr. L J 236 Result: Petition dismissed Judgment ORDER One Shahbaz Khan, a brother of the petitioner was returning from Market Committee Muridke on the 31st of January 1968, along with Anwar, Shabbir Husain, Rehmat and Nazir towards his house, when the petitioner and his co-accused Waris Khan and Zakir, who were armed with revolvers, opened fire on him. Shahbaz Khan took shelter in a nearby house belonging to one Muhammad Amin. The petitioner and his companions followed him to that place and when they were inside the house resorted to indiscriminate firing, as a result whereof to small girls, namely, Mst. Khalida aged 11/12 years and Mst. Kausar Perveen aged about seven years were seriously injured. They were carried to Mayo Hospital Lahore, where Mst. Kausar Perveen succumbed to her injuries. As a result of this incident, a case was registered against the petitioner and his to co-accused named above and some others under sections 302, 307/452 read with section 34 and section 120(B) of the Pakistan Penal Code at Muridke Police Station the same day, at 12-15 p. m., within 45 minutes of the occurrence. 2. The petitioner applied to this Court under section 498 of the Criminal Procedure Code for grant of bail (Criminal Misc. No. 2297 of 1968). He was allowed bail by Bashirud--din Abroad, J.…

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