MUHAMMAD SALEEM--Convict vs THE STATE — 1971 PLD 799

Citation: 1971 PLD 799

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-02-18

Parties: MUHAMMAD SALEEM--Convict vs THE STATE

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1971 Lahore 799

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Aslam Riaz Hussain Title: MUHAMMAD SALEEM--Convict vs THE STATE Case No.: Criminal Appeal No, 795 of 1970 Date of Judgment:1971-02-18 Reported As: PLD 1971 Lahore 799 Result: Appeal dismissed JUDGMENT JUDGMENT This is an appeal against the order of Mr. Ihsanul Haq Sethi, Special Judge, Anti-Corruption Multan, dated the 23rd of November 1970, whereby he convicted the appellant for offences under sections 161, P. P. C. and 5(2) of the Prevention of Cor-ruption Act, 1947, and sentenced him to four months' R. I. on each one of the two counts and fined him to a sum of Rs, 100 (on one of the two counts but not in both) and another one month's R. I. in default of payment of fine. The substantive sentence were ordered to run concurrently. 2. The facts of the case briefly stated are that about 3 or 4 months before the day of occurrence (i,e, the 22nd of October 1966), a theft had taken place in the house of Muhammad Shah (D. W. 1), resident of Raqba Sarkar, Tehsil and District Muzaffargarh. Kalu Shah, the son of Ali Muhammad complainant (P. W. 1), was suspected of the theft. A gathering of brotherhood took place and instead of lodging a report with the police it was decided that in case the suspicion was confirmed within 15 days, Kalu Shah (the son of the complainant) would have to make up the loss. Muhammad Saleem appellant was at that time posted as a constable at Police Station, Keenjar. It is alleged by AU Muhammad, complainant that the…

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