KHADIM HUSSAIN vs THE STATE Respondent — 1971 PCRLJ 268

Citation: 1971 PCRLJ 268

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-12-31

Parties: KHADIM HUSSAIN vs THE STATE Respondent

Headnotes

Case cited as 1971 PCRLJ 268

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Shoukat Ali Title: KHADIM HUSSAIN vs THE STATE Respondent Case No.: Revision No. 637 of 1970 Date of Judgment:- Reported As: 1971 P Cr. L J 268 Result: sentence reduce Judgment ORDER The petitioner in this case was convicted by Ch. Imtiaz Sahi, Resident Magistrate. Chunian, of an offence under section 13/20/65 of the Arms Ordinance and sentenced to suffer six months rigorous imprisonment. An appal was filed in the Court of the learned Session; Judge, Lahore which was entrusted to Mr. Zafar Ali Khan, Additional Sessions Judge, Lahore who confirmed his conviction and sentence. The petitioner has applied to this Court for revision of the order passed by the Courts below questioning the legality and propriety of the sentence. 2. The facts found by the Court below are fiat on the night between 17th/ 18th July, 1968, the petitioner was apprehended at Sur Singh Bridge, at about 2-00 a.m., by Zulfiqar Ahmad A. S. I. On his personal search, an unlicensed pistol and to cartridges were recovered from the fold of his loin cloth. The Court below found that Mahunda and Niamat Ali, the to recovery witnesses, were present at the the of the recovery and that their evidence inspire confidence and they believe the evidence of recovery and stamped it as independent. They did not believe the defence evidence and gave convincing reasons to discard it. 3. I have no hesitation in accepting the findings of the fact. As stated above. For the reasons stated…

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