RASHID Alias KAKA vs THE STATE — 1971 PCRLJ 976

Citation: 1971 PCRLJ 976

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-03-31

Parties: RASHID Alias KAKA vs THE STATE

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Case cited as 1971 PCRLJ 976

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Ataullah Sajjad, Bashir-ud-Din Ahmad Title: RASHID Alias KAKA vs THE STATE Case No.: Criminal Appeal No. 104 and Murder Reference No. 24 of 1970 Date of Judgment:1970-03-31 Reported As: 1971 P Cr. L J 976 Result: Sentence modified JUDGMENT JUDGMENT BASHIRUDDIN AHMAD, J.-Rashid alias Kaka (18) was tried for the murder of Mst. Kishwar and attempted murder of Ram Kishen on March 2, 1967, by the Additional Sessions Judge, Lyallpur, who convicted him under section 302, P. P. C. To suffer death and to pay a fine of Rs. 1,000 or in default of payment of fine to undergo rigorous imprisonment for three years. The fine, if realised, was ordered to be paid as compensation to Mst. Naziran. Rashid alias Kaka was also held guilty under section 307, P. P. C. And was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of seven years. The sentences of imprisonment were ordered to take effect in the event of death sentence being not confirmed by this Court. 2. The condemned, person appealed and the case is also before us under section 374, Cr. P. Code, for confirmation of the death sentence. This judgment will dispose of the appeal as well as the reference. 3. The prosecution story, briefly narrated, is that on March 2, 1967, at about 5 p.m., the appellant who is the maternal cousin of Fazal Muhammad came to Chak No. 313/G. B., Lyallpur District, and handed over sweets to Mst. Naziran telling her that he had distributed the sweets as he had…

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