MIR DOST AND 3 Others vs THE STATE — 1970 PCRLJ 957

Citation: 1970 PCRLJ 957

Court: Sindh High Court

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-02-24

Parties: MIR DOST AND 3 Others vs THE STATE

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Case cited as 1970 PCRLJ 957

Judgment Text

Court Name: Sindh High Court Judge(s): Muhammad Hayat Junejo, Noorul Arfin Title: MIR DOST AND 3 Others vs THE STATE Case No.: Criminal Appeal No. 193 and Confirmation Case No. 26 of 1969 Date of Judgment:1970-02-24 Reported As: 1970 P Cr. L J 957 Result: Appeal allowed JUDGMENT JUDGMENT MUHAMMAD HAYAT JUNEJO, J.-Appellants Mirdost son of Rahim, aged 35 years, Rozi son of Dingo, aged 32 years, Shah Bux son of Jalal, aged 38 years, and Fateh Muhammad son of Sher Ali, aged 28 years, have been convicted by the learned Sessions Judge, Jacobabad, for au offence under section 302, P. P. C., relating to the murder of deceased Adam Bugti and sentenced to death. In addition; two of the appellants, namely, Shah Bux and Rozi, have been convicted under section 13-D of the Arms Act and sentenced to R. I. For one year each. One Mir Ahmad, Advocate, who was tried with the appellants, was acquitted by the learned Sessions Judge. 2. The offence is alleged to have taken place on 16th December 1967, at about 11-45 a.m., in the main bazar of Kandhkot town near Mujahid Hotel. The prosecution case is fully set out in the first information report, Exh. 15, which was recorded at the scene of offence at the instance of complainant Ghulam Rasool P. W. 1. It was recorded by Lal Muhammad, S. H. O., Kandhkot, and was to the following effect: - "Complaint is that at quarter to 1.2 noon I was going to bazar with my own work. When I reached near Mujahid Hotel, I saw, 1. Mir Dost Jakhrani, 2. Rozi…

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