AHMAD vs THE STATE — 1971 PCRLJ 439

Citation: 1971 PCRLJ 439

Court: Lahore High Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-02-19

Parties: AHMAD vs THE STATE

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Case cited as 1971 PCRLJ 439

Judgment Text

Court Name: Lahore High Court Judge(s): Ataullah Sajjad, Muhammad Munir Farooqi Title: AHMAD vs THE STATE Case No.: Criminal Appeal No. 70 and Murder Reference No: 22 of 1969 Date of Judgment:1970-02-19 Reported As: 1971 P Cr. L J 439 Result: Appeal allowed JUDGMENT JUDGMENT ATAULLAH SAJJAD, J.-Ahmad son of. Ramzan resident of Mauza Buhar Police Station Taunsa in the District of Dera Ghazi Khan; has been convicted by Ch. Muhammad Rafiq Tarar, Sessions Judge; Dera Ghazi Khan, under section -302 of the Pakistan Penal Code for having committed the murder of Sohrab deceased on the night between-23rd and 24th of December' 1967, at about sehri the in the area of Basti Pir Di, Mauza Buhar, and has been sentenced to death. He has filed an appeal. The case is also before us in connection with Murder Reference No. 28 of 1969 fur confirmation of the death sentence. This judgment will dispose of both the matters. 2. Sohrab deceased had married Mst: Khanai a few .Months before the occurrence. This woman had been divorced by her to previous husbands, namely, Yusuf and Muhammad and the latter had divorced her after receiving Rs. 1,800 from Sohrab. The deceased was more than 55 years of age and we find from the evidence of Mst. Khanai that he had already to wives but was issueless. 3. The motive alleged by the prosecution for the commission of the offence is that the appellant who was a neighbour of Sohrab deceased in Basti Pir Di made indecent overtures to Mst. Khanai but she told her…

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