WALT MUHAMMAD And Another vs Tub STATE — 1972 PCRLJ 219

Citation: 1972 PCRLJ 219

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-12-04

Parties: WALT MUHAMMAD And Another vs Tub STATE

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Case cited as 1972 PCRLJ 219

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Muhammad Afzal Cheema, Muhammad Munir Farooqi Title: WALT MUHAMMAD And Another vs Tub STATE Case No.: Criminal Appeal No. 838 and Murder Reference No. 230 of 1969 Date of Judgment:1970-12-04 Reported As: 1972 P Cr. L J 219 Result: Order accordingly JUDGMENT JUDGMENT Muhammad Afzal Cheema, J.--Abdullah (68) and his son Wali Mohammad (32), residents of Chak No. 302/HR, Police Station Maroot, District Bahawalnagar, were tried by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Bahawalnagar, the former for offences under sections 302/109 and 307/109, P. P. C. and the latter for offences under sections 302 and 307, P. P. C. for having caused the murder of Muhammad Ali, a nephew of Abdullah appellant, and having made a murderous attack on his brother Ghulam Nabi on the 14th of December 1967, in their village, the allegation against Abdullah having been confined only to abetment. Abdullah was convicted under section 302/109, P. P. C. with an award of transportation for life and was exonerated of the charge under section 307/109, P. P. C. His son Wali Mohammad, however, was convicted on both the counts with an award of death penalty and seven years' rigorous imprisonment respectively. They have filed an appeal against their convictions and sentences and the case of Wali Mohammad has also been referred to us under section 374, Cr. P. C. This judgment will dispose of the appeal as well as the Murder Reference. 2. The facts of this unfortunate…

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