ABDUL REHMAN vs The STATE — 1972 PCRLJ 491

Citation: 1972 PCRLJ 491

Court: Sindh High Court

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-08-10

Parties: ABDUL REHMAN vs The STATE

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Case cited as 1972 PCRLJ 491

Judgment Text

Court Name: Sindh High Court Judge(s): Muhammad Haleem, Imdad Ali H. Agha Title: ABDUL REHMAN vs The STATE Case No.: Criminal Appeal No. 239 and Confirmation Case No. 35 of 1970 Date of Judgment:1971-08-10 Reported As: 1972 P Cr. L J 491 Result: Appeal dismissed JUDGMENT JUDGMENT Imdadally H. Agha, J.--Appellant Abdur Rehman was tied by the learned ex officio Second Additional Sessions Judge, Hyderabad and Sessions Judge, Dadu Camp at Hyderabad and was convicted under section 302, P. P. C. He was sentenced to death. He has now appealed against his conviction and sentence. His case is also before us by way of confirm ation of his death sentence upon such a reference by the learned trial Judge under section 374, Cr. P. C. This judgment will dispose of both the appeal by the appellant and the reference for the confirmation of his death sentence. 2. The facts of the prosecution case briefly are these. On 16th of October 1964 at about 11-45 p.m. the two deceased A. S. I. P. Zahir Abbas and Constable Mohammad Siddiq went to Shimla Hotel situated on the Station Road in Hyderabad city in order to have information regarding bad characters. Complainant Mohammad Hussain was a call boy at that hotel and at that time he was giving calls to the customers for supply of bedding and cots in the hotel. The deceased A. S. I. P. Zahir Abbas and deceased Constable Mohammad Siddiq had two cycles with them on which they had gone to the hotel. The cycle of the deceased A. S. I. P. was red in…

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