FEROZE KHAN vs THE STATE — 1968 PCRLJ 1707

Citation: 1968 PCRLJ 1707

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-05-11

Parties: FEROZE KHAN vs THE STATE

Headnotes

Case cited as 1968-PCRLJ 1707

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Sheikh Anwarul Haq Title: FEROZE KHAN vs THE STATE Case No.: Criminal Miscellaneous No. 100/Q of 1971 Date of Judgment:1971-05-11 Reported As: 1971 P Cr. L J 1063 Result: Petition dismissed JUDGMENT JUDGMENT The petitioner Feroze Khan has prayed for quashment of the proceedings pending against him and his to co-accused, Muhammad Husain and Ghulam Mustafa, under section 302/34 of the Pakistan Penal Code in the Court of the Additional Sessions Judge at Sargodha. 2. The offence relates to the year 1961. In the year 1963 the accused persons were committed to stand their trial before the Court of Session when the case was withdrawn from the regular Courts by an order made by the. Deputy Commissioner, Sargodha, on the 9th of April 1963, and referred for trial to a counsel of Elders under the Frontier Crimes Regulation. The Council of Elders found the accused persons guilty under sections 302/34 and 397/34 of the Pakistan Penal Code. A formal order of conviction was recorded by the Deputy Commissioner, Sargodha, on the 2nd of August 1963, and each of the three accused were sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for fourteen years and seven years, respectively, on each count. The sentence of fourteen years, awarded for the offence of murder, required confirmation by the Commissioner under section 12 of the Frontier Crimes Regulation. This confirmation was made by the Commissioner by his order dated the 21st of January 1964. While…

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