Mst. RAJBAI And 2 Others vs The STATE — 1972 PCRLJ 1091

Citation: 1972 PCRLJ 1091

Court: Sindh High Court

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-07-28

Parties: Mst. RAJBAI And 2 Others vs The STATE

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Case cited as 1972 PCRLJ 1091

Judgment Text

Court Name: Sindh High Court Judge(s): Muhammad Haleem Title: Mst. RAJBAI And 2 Others vs The STATE Case No.: Criminal Revision Application No. 99 of 1969 Date of Judgment:1971-07-28 Reported As: 1972 P Cr. L J 1091 Result: Revision accepted JUDGMENT JUDGMENT This revision is directed against the judgment dated 17th May 1969 passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Khairpur Mirs, by which he upheld the conviction of applicant Mst, Rajbai under section 494, P. P. C. and that of the other two applicants Abdullah and Qalander Bux under section 494 read with section 114, P. P. C. The sentence of Mst. Rajbai was, however, reduced to imprisonment till rising of the Court but a tine of Rs. 1,000 was imposed and in default she was ordered to suffer l2 months' rigorous imprisonment. The sentence of l2 months' passed on each of the other two applicants was maintained. 2. Upon a complaint filed on 21st May 1966 Rahimbux alleged that he was married to Mst. Rajbai on 4th January 1966 vide Nikahnama' (Exh. 1-A) and during the subsistence of this marriage she lived with him for sometime and thereafter disappeared from the house, and contracted a second marriage on 27th January 1966 with applicant Abdullah and again returned to the house. It was only 9 or 10 days earlier that she again left and it then transpired that she had contracted the second marriage. 1 he accusation was made against 9 persons out of whom only the present applicants were convicted. 3. At the trial Rahimbux examined…

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