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Petitioner: SHAFQUAT MEHMOOD VS Respondent: THE STATE
Court Name: Sindh High Court Judge(s): Sajjad Ali Shah, Muhammad Moosa K. Laghari Title: SHAFQUAT MEHMOOD vs THE STATE Case No.: Criminal Appeal No,D-164 of 2006 Date of Judgment:2011-02-15 Reported As: 2007 P Cr. L J 1035 Result: Sentence suspended
Judgment ORDER ' Suspension of sentence is prayed on the ground that the appellant has been sentenced to suffer imprisonment for five years out of which he has remained in custody for about one year and ten months. The appellant has good case on merits but the hearing of appeal will take time. ' Learned Additional Advocate-General has conceded to the suspension of sentence. The perusal of the judgment reveals that the appellant was arrested on 5-4-2005 and was in custody when the judgment was pronounced. ' Learned counsel states that the appellant remained in custody throughout the trial. ' Keeping in view the backlog of the cases, it was obvious that the appeal could not be possibly disposed of in near future. Remaining portion of sentence is three years. ' In the circumstances, the sentence awarded to the appellant is suspended. He shall be released subject to furnishing surety in the sum of Rs,one hundred thousand and P.R. Bond in the like amount, to the satisfaction of Additional Registrar of this Court.