KHUDA BAKHSH vs THE STATE — 1970 PCRLJ 1118

Citation: 1970 PCRLJ 1118

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-02-13

Parties: KHUDA BAKHSH vs THE STATE

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Case cited as 1970 PCRLJ 1118

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Ataullah Sajjad, Shoukat Ali Title: KHUDA BAKHSH vs THE STATE Case No.: Criminal Appeal No. 676 and Murder Reference No. 183 of 1968 Date of Judgment:1970-02-13 Reported As: 1970 P Cr. LJ 1118 Result: Appeal accepted Judgment ORDER SHAUKAT ALI, J.-Khuda Bakhsh . (47) and his brother Muhammad Khan (absconder) are alleged to have murdered Umar Siddiq, Panah Ali, Yaqub, Muhammad Sharif, Ata Muhammad and Abdul Wahid. Khuda Bakhsh was tried by the Additional Sessions Judge, Multan, and was sentenced to death for the said murders. Abdullah Khan and Imam Bakhsh, who were tried under section 302/149, P. P. C., for abetting the offence of murders of Umar Siddiq and five others named above, were acquitted of the charge. The condemned person has appealed and there is a usual reference for confirmation of the sentence of death. 2. The prosecution case is as follows. O the 11th of December 1964, the six deceased, namely, Umar Siddiq, Panah Ali, Yaqub, Mohammad Sharif, Ata Muhammad and Abdul Wahid along with eight others committed an assault on Khuda Bakhsh appellant and his brother Ilahi Bakhsh. The eyes of the latter were completely gouged with a knife while the former suffered injuries on the eyes resulting in a permanent loss of vision of the left eye. A case under sections 307/326/149 and 148, P. P. C., was pending against the deceased and eight others in the Court of the Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Lodhran, and was fixed for hearing on the…

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