YAR MUHAMMAD vs THE STATE — 1971 PCRLJ 971

Citation: 1971 PCRLJ 971

Court: Sindh High Court

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-01-21

Parties: YAR MUHAMMAD vs THE STATE

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Case cited as 1971 PCRLJ 971

Judgment Text

Court Name: Sindh High Court Judge(s): Ghulam Rasool K. Shaikh Title: YAR MUHAMMAD vs THE STATE Case No.: Criminal Appeal No. 173 of 1968 Date of Judgment:1971-01-21 Reported As: 1971 P Cr. L J 971 Result: Appeal allowed JUDGMENT JUDGMENT This is an appeal against the judgment of the Sessions Judge, Nawabshah, convicting the appellant for an offence under section 376, P. P. C. And sentencing him to undergo R. I. For 5 years. Mst. Imamzadi daughter of Allahdino and Mst. Sahiban is aged about 12/13 years and is unmarried. Qurbanali is her brother. On 6-4-67 Mst. Sahiban, mother of Mst. Imamzadi had gone to Sakrand in order to attend some function. At about 3 p. m. Mst. Imamzadi left her house and was going to bring clothes from the washerman when on the way she passed in front of the house of Mst. Khurshid who stopped her and told her to bring a magazine from the house of the appellant whose house was situated opposite to the house of Mst. Khurshid and who was also said to be present at the door of his house. Imamzadi declined to go to the house of a stranger but Mst. Khurshid insisted that she should not fear. Consequently Mst. Imamzadi went to the house of the appellant and asked him to give the magazine as required by Mst. Khurshid. The appellant told her to stay as he was going to urinate and also threatened her. Imamzadi sat down on the cot due to fear while the appellant bolted the door from inside. Imamzadi started raising cries but the appellant took of her shalwar…

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