MUHAMMAD TUFAIL And Another vs The STATE — 1972 PCRLJ 166

Citation: 1972 PCRLJ 166

Court: Sindh High Court

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-06-04

Parties: MUHAMMAD TUFAIL And Another vs The STATE

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Case cited as 1972 PCRLJ 166

Judgment Text

Court Name: Sindh High Court Judge(s): Durab Patel, Mir Khuda Bakhsh Marri Title: MUHAMMAD TUFAIL And Another vs The STATE Case No.: Criminal Appeal No. 50 of 1966 Date of Judgment:1971-06-04 Reported As: 1972 P Cr. L J 166 Result: Order accordingly JUDGMENT JUDGMENT Khuda Bkhsh Marri, J.--This appeal was originally heard and dismissed by a learned Single Judge of this Court by his judgment dated 31st January, 1968 as regards to the present appellant Muhammad Tufail. Subsequently, however, this appeal was placed before us for rehearing it. During the course of arguments it was brought to our notice that there might be judicial pronouncement by this Court with regards to re-hearing of criminal appeals which have been disposed of previously by a Single Judge of this Court. After calling for the records of the case we find Criminal Appeals Nos. 103 of 1966, 394 of 1966 and J-18S of 1967 were disposed by a Division Bench of this Court by its judgment dated 21st January 1970. The question before that Bench as before us is precisely the same, that is whether we are competent to re-hear the appeal which has already been disposed by a learned Single Judge? This question has been exhaustively discussed by the Division Bench in its judgment referred above and it was pointed out by their Lordships that the same question was considered by another Division Bench in the case of Muhammad Ashfaq v. The State (Criminal Appeal No. 154 of 1966, decided on 26th August 1969), wherein it was…

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