BAHADUR AND 7 Others vs THE STATE — 1971 PCRLJ 512

Citation: 1971 PCRLJ 512

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-12-31

Parties: BAHADUR AND 7 Others vs THE STATE

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Case cited as 1971 PCRLJ 512

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Muhammad Munir Farooqi, Bashir-ud-Din Ahmad Title: BAHADUR AND 7 Others vs THE STATE Case No.: Criminal Appeal No. 770 of 1968 and Murder Reference No. 42 of 1969 Date of Judgment:- Reported As: 1971 P Cr. L J 512 Result: Appeal allowed JUDGMENT JUDGMENT BASHIRUDDIN AHMAD, J.-Eight persons, namely, Bahadur (52), Shera 132), Aslam (27), Walayat (32), inayat (35), Yousaf (37), Ishaq (40) and Muhammad Khan (30) were tried for offences under sections 148, 302,/149 and 307/149, P. P. C. By the Additional Sessions .Fudge, Gujrat, who convicted and sentenced them as below :- Bahadur to suffer death for the murder of Zaman and the rest to transportation for life under 'section 302,/149, P. P. C; to undergo rigorous imprisonment for to years each under section 307/149, P. P. C. And to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year each, under section 148, P. P. C. The sentences were ordered to run concurrently in case of all the accused except that the sentence of imprisonment passed on Bahadur was to take effect in the event of his death sentence being not confirmed by this Court. 2. The convicted persons appealed and the case is also before us, on reference under section 374, Cr. P. C. So far as Bahadur is concerned for confirmation of the death sentence. Ghulam Husain filed Criminal Revision No. 339 of 1969 for enhancement of sentences of the accused other than Bahadur from transportation for life to death. The revision petition was admitted…

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