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Petitioner: THE STATE VS Respondent: MUHAMMAD BABU KHAN
Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Muhammad Afzal Zullah, Dr. Javed Iqbal, Syed Usman Ali Shah Title: THE STATE vs MUHAMMAD BABU KHAN Case No.: Petition for Leave to Appeal No,196 of 1986 Date of Judgment:1989-02-27 Reported As: 1989 SCMR 1232 Result: Leave granted
Judgment ORDER ' JAVID IQBAL, J.-- The petition is filed by the State and is directed against judgment of the Lahore High Court, Lahore dated 9 July, 1984 whereby the conviction of the respondent under section 409 read with section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1947 was maintained, but his sentence of imprisonment for one year's R.I. Was altered to a sentence of a fine of Rs,5,000 or in default thereof he would suffer R.I. For one year, and the fine of Rs,100 already awarded by the trial Court was likewise maintained. ' This petition is barred by 667 days, but in pursuance of the direction of this Court the petition has been filed because no cogent ground has been given for the alteration of sentence in a corruption case of this nature. Since this is the position the delay is condoned and leave is granted as it has been granted in other such cases.