MUHAMMAD BASHIR vs The STATE — 1972 PCRLJ 836

Citation: 1972 PCRLJ 836

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-07-22

Parties: MUHAMMAD BASHIR vs The STATE

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Case cited as 1972 PCRLJ 836

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Aslam Riaz Hussain Title: MUHAMMAD BASHIR vs The STATE Case No.: Criminal Appeal No. 301 of 1971 Date of Judgment:1971-07-22 Reported As: 1972 P Cr. L J 836 Result: Appeal accepted JUDGMENT JUDGMENT This is an appeal against the order of Ch. Hasan Nawaz P. C. S., Special Judge, Anti-Corruption, Lahore dated 11-5-1971 whereby he convicted Muhammad Bashir appellant aged 35 years under section 161, P. P. C. read with section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 and sentenced him to six months' R. I. 2. The prosecution case is that Muhammad Rashid complainant (P. W. 2) had a weaving factory with handlooms, wherein he employed 14 persons. The appellant who was employed as a Labour Inspector in the office of the Deputy Director, Labour Welfare, Poonch House, Lahore, had demanded a monthly payment of Rs. 20 from Muhammad Rashid complainant, in return for permitting him to work his factory even on Fridays, (which was the holiday for the said factory). Muhammad Rashid approached Ch. Muhammad Sadiq, Inspector Anti-Corruption Establishment, Lahore (P. W. 4). The Inspector recorded his statement and then made an application to the District Magistrate for the nomination of a Magistrate for conducting raid. The Additional District Magistrate, Lahore deputed Mr. Muhammad Zar, Magistrate lst Class for this purpose. The Inspector then produced Muhammad Rashid complainant before Mr. Muhammad Zar, M. I. C. who recorded the latter's statement…

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