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1990 SCMR 623

ZULIFQAR alias BHUTTO and others vs THE STATE

Citation1990 SCMR 623
CourtSupreme Court of Pakistan
Case No.Jail Petition No,26-R of 1988
Date1989-09-10
Judge(s)Ghulam Mujaddid Mirza, Saad Saood Jan
ResultPetition dismissed

ORDER

1. ' GHULAM MUJADDID, J.--Zulifqar alias Bhutto and others have petitioned through jail for leave to appeal against the judgment of the Lahore High Court, Bahawalpur Bench, Bahawalpur, dated 2.4- 1)88.

2. The High Court while dealing with the appeal of the petitioners against their conviction and sentence by the Special Judge for Speedy Trials No,VI, Bahawalpur, considered the entire evidence and accordingly dismissed the same. However, the conviction of Arib was altered from section 17(3) of the Offences Against Property (Enforcement of Hudood) Ordinance, 1979 to one under section 394/34, P.P.C. And he was sentenced to ten years' R.I. And line of Rs,10,000 or in default two years' R.I.

3. ' I have not come across any evidence so as to indicate that either the complainant or the prosecution witnesses had any animus to depose against the petitioners.

4. ' It was a broad daylight incident. Very daring indeed. I don't find any merit in this petition and would accordingly dismiss the same.

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