SARJEET AND Another vs The STATE — 1970 SCMR 198

Citation: 1970 SCMR 198

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-02-05

Parties: SARJEET AND Another vs The STATE

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Case cited as 1970 SCMR 198

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Waheeduddin Ahmad, Muhammad Yaqub Ali Khan Title: SARJEET AND Another vs The STATE Case No.:Criminal Petition for Special Leave to Appeal No. 309 of 1969 Criminal Appeal No. 164 of 1968 Date of Judgment:1970-02-05 Reported As: 1970 SCMR 198 Result: Leave refused Judgment ORDER WAHIDUDDIN AHMAD, J.-Petitioners Sarjeet and his nephew Khurshid were tried for the murder of Amir Hassan and for inflicting simple injuries with blunt weapon to Yasin P. W. 8 on the 24th January 1967, in the area of Karor Town in the District of Muzaffargarh. Khurshid was convicted under section 304, P. P. C. And sentenced to ten years' rigorous imprisonment. Sarjeet was convicted under section 323, P. P. C., and was sentenced to three months' rigorous imprisonment, by the Additional Sessions Judge, Muzaffargarh, on the 12th February 1968. This order was challenged in Criminal Appeal No. 164 of 1968, which was dismissed on the 1st December 1969. The prosecution case is that sometime before the occurrence, the petitioners approached Amir Hassan deceased, Masita P. W. And Yasin P. W. And requested Masita to give the hand of Mst. Asghari, his daughter, to one Rafiq, the were's brother of Sarjeet petitioner, but this request was turned down. They again approached Masita with the same request but it was again not accepted. It is alleged that on the day of occurrence, Yasin P. W. And Amir Hassan deceased, who were present in the lane opposite to the house of…

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