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Murder Reference No. 09 of 2020, Criminal Appeal No. 18-J of 2020
PRESENT; (SYED SHAHBAZ ALI RIZVI) JUDGE (MUHAMMAD JAWAD ZAFAR) JUDGE
Date of hearing: 20.02.2025 Appellant by: Rana Muhammad Nadeem Kanju, Advocate. State by: Mr. Waheed Rafique, Deputy District Public Prosecutor. Complainant by: Mr. Gohar Mehmood Paracha, Advocate.
(The State v. Muhammad Saleem), (Muhammad Saleem v. The State & another)
Law: Pakistan Penal Code (PPC),1860
Section: 302(b), 324, 337-F(ii)
Law: Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898
Section: 544-A
ORDER;
MUHAMMAD JAWAD ZAFAR, J.: Muhammad Saleem, son of Muhammad Ismail, caste Bhatti, resident of Gulistan Colony Street No.2, Old Bahawalpur Road, Multan (“Appellantâ€) was tried in crime report bearing FIR No. 110/2019 dated 04.07.2019 for offences under Sections 302 & 324 of the Pakistan Penal Code 1860 (“PPCâ€), registered with police station Bohar Gate, Multan (“Crime Report†or “FIRâ€) by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Model Court-II, Multan (“Trial Courtâ€) on the allegations of committing murder of wife of complainant Mst. Shahina Bibi (deceased), as well as launching a murderous assault on the son of the deceased, namely, Muhammad Shoaib/Injured Child Witness (PW-10). On conclusion of Trial, vide judgment dated 07.01.2020, the Appellant was convicted and sentenced as under:
➢ Under Section 302(b), PPC, sentenced to death as ta’zir with direction to pay Rs.4,00,000/- as compensation to legal heirs of the deceased in terms of Section 544-A, Cr.P.C. to be recovered from the arrears of land revenue and in case of default in payment thereof, to further undergo S.I. for six months.