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Petitioner: AFTAB HUSSAIN VS Respondent: THE STATE
Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Muhammad Munir Khan Title: AFTAB HUSSAIN vs THE STATE Case No.: Criminal Appeal No, 352 of 1979 Date of Judgment:1984-07-14 Reported As: 1985 MLD 887 Result: Appeal partly accepted
JUDGMENT
JUDGMENT ' This criminal appeal arises from the judgment of learned Special Judge Anti-Corruption, whereby he on 15-3-1979 convicted Aftab Hussain appellant under section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 and sentenced him to imprisonment for nine months, R.I. And a fine of Rs,6,000, in default thereof to further R.I. For 9 months. 2. The learned counsel has not challenged the conviction of the appellant and rightly so because there is ample evidence on record to connect the appellant with the commission of crime for which he has been convicted. He simply requested for reduction in the sentence. In the circumstances of the case that the appellant has not only lost his service but also suffered agony of protracted trial, I feel inclined to alter the nature of sentence from 9 months, R.I. To a fine of Rs,1,000, in default thereof to further R.I. For 6 months. The fine of Rs,6,000 already awarded by the trial court is maintained. Resultantly, the appellant shall deposit Rs,7,000 with the trial Court within two months failing which the trial Court shall issue warrants for his arrest and detention.