SHERA AND 2 Other vs THE STATE — 1967 PLD 217

Citation: 1967 PLD 217

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1969

Decision Date: 1969-06-19

Parties: SHERA AND 2 Other vs THE STATE

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1967 SC 217

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Muhammad Afzal Cheema, Muhammad Afzal Khan Title: SHERA AND 2 Other vs THE STATE Case No.: Criminal Appeal No. 400 and Murder Reference No. 184 of 1968 Date of Judgment:1969-06-19 Reported As: PLD 1970 Lahore 59 Result: H. JUDGMENT JUDGMENT MUHAMMAD AFZAL CHEEMA, J.-Vide his judgment dated 22nd May 1968, the Additional Sessions .Fudge. Sargodha, con--victed the three appellants Shera (38), Bashira (38) and SaeeD (58) for an offence under section 302/34, P. P. C. With an award of the sentence of death to each of them. He, however, acquitted their four co-accused whose acquittal has not been challenged before us. The three convicts have appealed against their conviction and sentence and we have also before us a reference under section 374, Cr. P. C. For confirmation of their sentences of death. This judgment will dispose of both the appeal as well as the murder reference. 2. The simple facts of the case are that the parties who were Gondals of village Khan Muhammadwala of Police Station Bhera, District Sargodha, have an admitted background of blood feuds dating back to about three decades. About twenty-eight years ago, one Mahla father of Shida, the deceased in this case, was murdered, by Bati, father of Shera appellant, Karam A.I, the father of Nazira, the acquitted co-accused and one Lala. The accused were acquitted by the Sessions Judge. Later in the year 1945, Manak, an uncle of Shera appellant was murdered and Sohni an uncle of…

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