ABDULLAH vs THE STATE AND ANOTHER — 1963 PLD 719

Citation: 1963 PLD 719

Court: Peshawar High Court

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-06-15

Parties: ABDULLAH vs THE STATE AND ANOTHER

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1963 Kar. 719

Judgment Text

Court Name: Peshawar High Court Judge(s): Bashir-ud-Din Ahmad Khan Title: ABDULLAH vs THE STATE AND ANOTHER Case No.: Criminal Appeal No, 121 of 1970 Date of Judgment:1971-06-15 Reported As: PLD 1971 Peshawar 147 Result: Petition dismissed JUDGMENT JUDGMENT Mst. Jamila, aged 22 years, was prosecuted for perjury as a result of a complaint lodged against her by Mr. Zahur Ahmad Khan, Magistrate 1st Class, Haripur at the instance of one Abdullah. The prosecution ended in an order of discharge passed by Mr. Abdur Rauf Khan, Magistrate, 1st Class, Haripur, on 27-12-1969. The order of discharge proceeded mainly on the ground that whereas the statement of Mst. Jamila in the case against Nazir Ahmad and others was taken down as a defence witness by Mr. Muhammad Din Khan, but the complaint was lodged for perjury by Mr. Zahur Ahmad Khan when the case was not pending before the latter. The learned Magistrate considered Mr. Zahur Ahmad Khan not to be the successor of Mr. Muhamm id Din Khan who recorded the statement of Mst. Jamila as a defence witness in the case against Nazir Ahmad and others. 2. Abdullah filed a revision petition against the order of discharge and the same was disposed of by Mr. Agha Khan Baba Khan, Sessions Judge, Hazara at Abbottabad, who found that Mst. Jamila was not confronted with her previous statement as required under section 145 of the Evidence Act and was not provided with the opportunity to explain the contradictions in the two statements. The revision…

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