MUHAMMAD DIN vs THE STATE — 1970 PCRLJ 1159

Citation: 1970 PCRLJ 1159

Court: Sindh High Court

Year: 1969

Decision Date: 1969-12-31

Parties: MUHAMMAD DIN vs THE STATE

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Case cited as 1970 PCRLJ 1159

Judgment Text

Court Name: Sindh High Court Judge(s): Ghulam Rasool K. Sheikh, Ghulam Rasool K. Shaikh Title: MUHAMMAD DIN vs THE STATE Case No.: Criminal Appeal No. 61 of 1967 and Criminal Reference No. 56 of 1968 Date of Judgment:- Reported As: 1970 P Cr. L J 1159 Result: Appeal dismissed JUDGMENT JUDGMENT This is an appeal against the judgment of the Additional Sessions Judge, Karachi, convicting the appellant for an offence under section 337, P. P. C. And sentencing him to undergo R. I. For 6 months and further convicted him for an offence under sec--tion 304-A, P. P. C. And sentenced him to undergo R. I. For 2 years and pay a fine of Rs. 1,000 or in default to undergo R. I. For 1 year, ordering the sentences to run concurrently. Rs. 500 out of the fine, if realised, were directed to be paid to the heirs of the deceased persons. An application was also made for enhancement of sentence and notice was issued. On 9-7-65 at about 6 a.m. Mengha, Abdul, Rehmat, Salahuddin, Lajar, and Nazeer were going to the Airport along the katcha portion of the road on the right side. When they reached near K. L. M. Gate the car driven by the appellant came from behind with a fast speed and dashed against them with the result that Mengha died on the spot, Abdul died a little later in the hospital while Salahuddin and Rehmat were seriously injured. There was a foreigner in the car who was going to the Airport to catch the plane. The incident was witnessed by Saeed Ahmad who was a chowkidar at Midway…

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