AHMAD AND 3 OTHERS vs THE STATE — 1971 PLD 720

Citation: 1971 PLD 720

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-06-23

Parties: AHMAD AND 3 OTHERS vs THE STATE

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1971 Supreme Court 720

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Sajjad Ahmad Jan, Muhammad Yaqub Ali Khan Title: AHMAD AND 3 OTHERS vs THE STATE Case No.: Criminal Appeal No, 13 of 1971 Date of Judgment:1971-06-23 Reported As: PLD 1971 Supreme Court 720 Result: Appeal partly accepted JUDGMENT JUDGMENT SAJJAD AHMAD, J.--Ahmad, Rahman, Sardar and Yara, the four appellants herein, were tried along with three others, namely, Amir, Dadu and Majhi for offences under sections 148, 302 and 307 read with section 149, P. P. C. for having formed an unlawful assembly and committed armed rioting, and for having In prosecution of the common object of the unlawful assembly, caused the death of Sohna, and for attempting to kill his brother, Mahia, P. W. The trial Judge (Additional Sessions Judge Lyallpur), acquitted Dadu and Majhi, but convicted the rest of the accused under sections 148, 301, Part I, read with section 149 as well as under section 308/149, P. P. C. They were sentenced to various terms of imprisonment separately on each of the charges the highest being the sentence of transportation for life for the offence under section 304, Part 1/149, P. P. C. in respect of the murder of Sohna, deceased. The convicts preferred an appeal to the High Court, which resulted is the acquittal of Amir on all the charges, and in the acquittal of the other appellants of the charge under section 148, P. P. C. Their convictions under section 308/149, P. P. C. were altered to under section 308/34, P. P. C.…

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