IKRAMUL HAQ vs The STATE — 1970 SCMR 332

Citation: 1970 SCMR 332

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-02-05

Parties: IKRAMUL HAQ vs The STATE

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Case cited as 1970 SCMR 332

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Waheeduddin Ahmad, Muhammad Yaqub Ali Khan Title: IKRAMUL HAQ vs The STATE Case No.:Criminal Appeal No. 67 of 1969 Petition for Special Leave to Appeal No. 299 of 1969 Date of Judgment:1970-02-05 Reported As: 1970 SCMR 332 Result: Petition dismissed Judgment ORDER MUHAMMAD YAQUB ALI, J.-The petitioner stands convicted under Section 302, P. P. C., and sentenced to death for the murder of Muhammad Yakub, deceased, by stabbing him with knife on the morning of the 19th August 1968, in the city of Lyallpur. The occurrence was witnessed by Muhammad Ishfaq, F W. 7, brother of the deceased and two other neighbours, namely, Ghulam Muhammad, P. W. 8 and Muhammad Ramzan, P. W. 9, The 'deceased was taken to the hospital in injured condition, but lie died before medical aid could be given to him. The motive for the crime was a quarrel', between the children of the two families on the day which led to exchange ofabuses and an altercation- in which- the deceased slapped the petitioner. We have, with the help of learned counsel for the petitioner, examined the record and found that there was no previous back--ground of enmity between the parties. Muhammad Ishfaq, brother of the deceased, had, therefore, no reason to substitute the petitioner for the real culprit. Ghulam Muhammad, P. W. 8 and Muhammad Ramzan, P. W. 9 were wholly independent. One of them accompanied Muhammad Yaqub, deceased, to the hospital and his presence is noted in the…

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