GHULAM AKBAR Alias CHAPOO vs THE STATE — 1970 PLD 621

Citation: 1970 PLD 621

Court: Sindh High Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-02-10

Parties: GHULAM AKBAR Alias CHAPOO vs THE STATE

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1970 Karachi 621

Judgment Text

Court Name: Sindh High Court Judge(s): Muhammad Haleem, Muhammad Hayat Junejo Title: GHULAM AKBAR Alias CHAPOO vs THE STATE Case No.: Criminal Appeal No. 319 and Confirmation Case No. 34 of 1969 Date of Judgment:1970-02-10 Reported As: PLD 1970 Karachi 621 Result: Sentence reduce JUDGMENT JUDGMENT MUHAMMAD HAYAT JUNEJO, J.---- Appellant Ghulam Akbar alias Chappoo son of Shah Jehan alias Shabban aged 19 years has been convicted by Mr. Hyder Shah M. Syed, Additional Sessions Judge, Karachi under section 302, P. P. C. And sentenced to death for the murder of deceased Abdul Majid aged 25 years. He has preferred this appeal ; while the learned Additional Session Judge has referred to his case to us under section 374, Cr. P. C. For confirmation of the sentence of death. We shall dispose of both the appeal as well as the reference by this judgment. 2. The prosecution case in brief was that on 15-7-1967 at about I1-30 a.m. Deceased Abdul Majid had come to the hotel (cabin) of P. W. Mahmood to purchase a "Pan". The appellant also came there and asked for water. Abdul Majid replied that he should help himself. On this there was exchange of hot words between them but the quarrel was averted on the intervention of Abdul Ghani, elder brother of the appellant. Deceased Abdul Majid went and sat on a cot lying in front of the hotel, while the appellant went to his house. The appellant, however, returned after five minutes with an open knife in his hand. After abusing the deceased the…

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