MUHAMMAD SALLAH vs THE STATE — 1970 PLD 695

Citation: 1970 PLD 695

Court: Sindh High Court

Year: 1969

Decision Date: 1969-12-31

Parties: MUHAMMAD SALLAH vs THE STATE

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1970 Karachi 695

Judgment Text

Court Name: Sindh High Court Judge(s): Muhammad Haleem, Ghulam Rasool K. Sheikh, Ghulam Rasool K. Shaikh Title: MUHAMMAD SALLAH vs THE STATE Case No.: Criminal Appeal No. 164 and Confirmation Case No. 21 of 1969 Date of Judgment:- Reported As: PLD 1970 Karachi 695 Result: Appeal dismissed JUDGMENT JUDGMENT GHULAM RASOOL K. SHAIKH, J.----The appellant was convicted by the learned Sessions Judge, Jacobabad for an offence under section 302, P. P. C. And sentenced to be hanged by neck till he be dead. This case has also come up before us under section 374, Cr. P. C. For confirmation of the death sentence. 2. The incident had taken place on 1-4-1968 at tripahri time near vegetable market in the town of Thul, District Jacobabad and the first report was lodged on the same day at 7-15 p.m. At Thul Police Station, situated at a distance of 5 furlongs from the scene of offence, by Jumo father of the deceased Amirbux and it was recorded by Akhtar Muhammad Soomar, S. H. O. 3. The appellant and deceased Amirbux are Bhattis by case but they are not related to each other. The appellant lived in Thul while the deceased and his father lived at a distance of one mile from Thul. Hazoor Bux is Lodo by case and lived at a distance of about 100 paces from the house of the complainant. Daman Shah lived in Thul. The complainant was kamdar of Daman Shah while the deceased and Hazoor Bux were his haris. Allah Ditto is Bhatti by case and related to the complainant, living in Dinkodarya Khan village…

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