ASHIQ vs THE STATE Case No — 1970 PCRLJ 373

Citation: 1970 PCRLJ 373

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1969

Decision Date: 1969-02-24

Parties: ASHIQ vs THE STATE

Headnotes

373 Result: Appeal partly accepted JUDGMENT JUDGMENT SHAUKAT ALI, J.-Ashiq Hussain and Ghulam Abbas were convicted under section 302/34, P. Ashiq Hussain was sentenced to death while Ghulam Abbas to transportation for life.

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Ataullah Sajjad, Shoukat Ali Title: ASHIQ vs THE STATE Case No.: Criminal Appeal No. 288 of 1968 Date of Judgment:1969-02-24 Reported As: 1970 P Cr. L J 373 Result: Appeal partly accepted JUDGMENT JUDGMENT SHAUKAT ALI, J.-Ashiq Hussain and Ghulam Abbas were convicted under section 302/34, P. P. C. Ashiq Hussain was sentenced to death while Ghulam Abbas to transportation for life. The former has filed Criminal Appeal No. 288 of 1968 through counsel and the latter Criminal Appeal No. 326 of 1968, through Jail. The learned Additional Sessions Judge, Multan, has made the usual reference under section 374, Cr. P. C. For the confirmation of sentence of death of Ashiq Hussain. This judgment will dispose of both the appeals and the reference. 2. The prosecution case has been set out in the first infor--mation report, which was made by the deceased Sardar Muhammad. The incident took place on 24th of November 1966 at 11 a. m. In front of Majahid Gharib Nawaz Hotel, in the area of Mumtazabad, within the jurisdiction of Police Station Saddar Multan, which is at a distance of four miles from the place of incident. 3. The facts are these. Muhammad Ali P. W. Had a provi--sions store near Railway crossing Mumtazabad. Ashiq Hussain accused used to purchase merchandise from him on credit and thereby he was under debt of Rs. 50.00 to him. About fifteen days before the incident Muhammad Ali P. W. Demanded the amount from Ashiq Hussain resulting in an…

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