CHAHAT KHAN vs THE STATE — 1974 PCRLJ 285

Citation: 1974 PCRLJ 285

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-04-02

Parties: CHAHAT KHAN vs THE STATE

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Case cited as 1974 PCRLJ 285

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Ataullah Sajjad, Muhammad Munir Farooqi Title: CHAHAT KHAN vs THE STATE Case No.: Criminal Appeal No. 803 and Murder Reference No. 232 of 1968 Date of Judgment:1970-04-02 Reported As: 1974 P Cr. L J 285 Result: Appeal allowed JUDGMENT JUDGMENT MUHAMMAD MUNIR FAROOQI, J.-Chahat khan was tried along with his two sons Jumma Khan and Inayat Khan and his nephew Balanda Khan by the Additional Sessions Judge, Lahore camp at Kasur, on charges under sections 302/34 slid 3117/34, P. P. C., who acquitted his co-accused cart both the charges and convicting the appellant under section 302, P, P. C'. Only, sentenced him to death on 3010-1968. The condemned prisoner has filed an appeal questioning the correctness of his conviction and the cast is also before us under section 374, Cr. P. C. For confirmation of the death sentence. We propose to dispose of the appeal as well a4 the reference by this judgment. The incident involving the murder of Sardar Khan Lambardar and injuries to one Bashir, a child of about 6 years of age, took place at about 5 p .m. On the 1st of September 1967, inside the Abadi of Chak No. 17 of Tehsil and Police Station Pattoki, District Lahore. The prosecution case, in brief, is that Chahat Khan (appellant) was defeated in the last B. D. Election as Sardar Khan (deceased, had supported his rival Chandu Khan P. W. With over a hundred voters under his influence which had sowed the seeds of strife between them. About three months…

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