Syed SHABIR ALI vs The STATE — 1972 PCRLJ 826

Citation: 1972 PCRLJ 826

Court: Sindh High Court

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-09-15

Parties: Syed SHABIR ALI vs The STATE

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Case cited as 1972 PCRLJ 826

Judgment Text

Court Name: Sindh High Court Judge(s): Abdul Qadir Sheikh, Mir Khuda Bakhsh Marri Title: Syed SHABIR ALI vs The STATE Case No.: Criminal Appeal No. 236 of 1970 Date of Judgment:1971-09-15 Reported As: 1972 P Cr. L J 826 Result: Appeal dismissed JUDGMENT JUDGMENT Khuda Bakhsh Marri, J.--The appellant Shabhir Ali son of Azhar Ali Sayed has challenged the judgment of Mr. Muhammad Ishtiaq Hussain, Ex-Officio II Additional Sessions Judge, Hyderabad dated the 6th of June 1970, by which he has been convicted under section 302/324, P. P. C. and sentenced to death under section 302, P. P. C. and to one year's R, I. under section 324, P. P. C. for the murder of one Mst. Anis Sultana. This matter has been referred to us under section 374, Cr. P. C. as well for confirmation of the sentence. Both the appeal and the reference therefore, will be dealt with by this judgment. 2. Brief facts of this case are that on 25th July 1966 at 11 a. m. one Sayed Iftikhar Ali filed an F. I. R. at Latifabad Police Station, Hyderabad to the effect that he, his mother-in-law Rashida Begum, his wife Balqis Jamal and his sali (sister-in-law) Anis Sultana deceased and his brother-in-law Shahzad Akhtar, used to reside jointly in one quarter No. 335/B, Unit No. 10, Latifabad. His two brothers namely, Syed Shabhir Ali (accused- appellant) and Manzoor Ali used to reside in Unit No. 6, these brothers being on visiting terms, used to come to his house. His sister-in-law Mst. Anis Sultana having attained majority,…

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