MUHAMMAD SIDDIQUE vs The STATE — 1970 SCMR 313

Citation: 1970 SCMR 313

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-01-24

Parties: MUHAMMAD SIDDIQUE vs The STATE

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Case cited as 1970 SCMR 313

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Waheeduddin Ahmad, Mujibur Rahman Khan, Muhammad Yaqub Ali Khan Title: MUHAMMAD SIDDIQUE vs The STATE Case No.: Criminal Appeal No, 27 of 1969 Criminal Appeal No. 606 of 1967 Date of Judgment:1970-01-24 Reported As: 1970 SCMR 313 Result: Appeal dismissed JUDGMENT JUDGMENT WAHIDUDDIN AHMAD, J.-Appellant Muhammad Siddique was tried along with his brother Muhammad Latif under sec--tions 302/34, 307/34, P. P. C. And under section 13 of the West Pakistan Arms Ordinance of 1965 for the murder of Muhammad Sharif and for the attempted murder of P. W. 7 Abdul Hamid at about 12-30 p. m. On the 4th December 1966 in Jagan Street, Prem Nagar, Lahore, and for possession at that time the unlicensed chhurris Exhs. P. 5 and P. 6 respectively. Muhammad Latif was acquitted. Muhammad Siddique appellant was convicted and sentenced to death under section 302, P. P. C. By the Additional Sessions Judge, Lahore, by judgment dated the 24th June 1967. He was further convicted under section 307, P. P. C. And sentenced to one year's rigorous imprisonment. He was also sentenced under section 13 of the West Pakistan Arms Ordinance to two years' rigorous imprisonment. In the event of non-confirmation of the death sentence by the High Court, the sentences of imprisonments were to run consecutively. The case of the prosecution is that on the 4th December 1966, Abdul Hamid P. W. 7 brother-in-law of deceased Muhammad Sharif, at about noon time, gave one anna to…

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