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1982 SCMR 1200 (2)

NOOR MUHAMMAD, ETC. SHER MUHAMMAD vs THE STATE NOOR MUHAMMAD

Citation1982 SCMR 1200 (2)
CourtSupreme Court of Pakistan
Case No.Criminal Petition No. 435 of 1980 Criminal Petition No. 434 of 1980 Criminal
Date-
Judge(s)Aslam Riaz Hussain
ResultLeave granted

ORDER

1. MUHAMMAD AFZAL ZULLAH, J.-In the facts and circumstances of these two matters(Cr. Ps. 434 and 435 of 1980) arising out of the conviction of accused persons in a case of double murder, we grant leave to appeal-in Criminal Petition No. 434 of 1980-

(a) to reappraise the evidence in order to see whether accepted principle of criminal justice have been followed by the learned Courts below ;

(b) whether the conviction of all or any of the petitioners should instead of sections 302 and 307, P.

2. P. C. Have not been under section 304, Part I and section 308, P. P. C. By application of Exception to section 300, P. P. C.;

(c) if the conviction of the petitioners is altered to section 304/308, P. P. C. Whether it would not be in the interest of justice to impose heavy fine. in Criminal Petition No. 435 of 1980----

(a) to consider whether the acquittal of the accused by the High Court in the charge under section 148 and some of them in the charge under section 302 was justified ;

(b) it would also need examination whether there was justification for substituting one type of vicarious liability (under section 149, P. P. C.) to the other (under section 34, P. P.C.), by the High Court.

(c) whether the convictions recorded and sentences awarded by the trig Court against respondents 1 to 4 in this petition should not be restored.

3. We order accordingly. Bailable warrants in the sum of Rs. 20,000 each returnable to the Assistant Commissioner, Sargodha for appearance of Noor Muhammad and Muhammad Khan, respondents in Criminal Petition No. 435 of 1980, who it is stated, having served their sentences under section 307/34,P. P. C. Are not in custody, shall be issued.

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