Law: Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)

Section: 154

Law: Penal Code (XLV of 1860)

Section: 326134

(On appeal from the judgment and order of the High Court of West Pakistan, Peshawar Bench, dated the 12th August 1969, in Criminal Appeal No. 55 of 1969). (a) Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), ------- -------S. 154-First Informa tion Report-Delay-Informant, a village woman, lodging F. I. R. with regard to offence committed against her son, next day at 12 noon at police station situated 12 miles away-Delay alleged by informant to be due to fear of accused-Explanation quite plausible-Prosecu tion case, held, not weakened on that account. (b) Penal Code (XLV of 1860), ------ ----S. 326134-Non-production of minor persons in witness-box-Cannot adversely affect prosecution case. Date of hearing : 26th March 1970. ORDER WAHIDUDDIN AHMAD, J.--The three petitioners Gulzar, Mir Muhammad and Shan Muhammad alias Shana were tried under section 326/34, P. P. C. for cutting the nose of Bostan. The learned Magistrate, First Class, Abbottabad by judgment dated the 31st March 1969, convicted all the three petitioners to undergo rigorous imprisonment for five years each and to pay a fine of Rs. 200 each. In case of default in payment of fine, each of them have to undergo rigorous imprisonment for another one year. 3/4th of the fine is to be disbursed to Bostan by way of compensa tion. The petitioners challenged this order in Criminal Appeal No. 55 of 1969, in the High Court of West Pakistan, Peshawar Bench, but their conviction was upheld by judgment dated the 12th August 1969. The petitioners seek special leave to file an appeal against the said order of the High Court. The prosecution case is that on the 12th December 1968, Bostan son of Peer Khan aged 22 years accompanied by his two minor brothers Sultan and Makhana, residents of village Gorhi Dakhli Dabran of the Nara Police Station, went out to the jungle in the morning for bringing fuel. They returned to their house without bringing fuel but the nose of Bostan was found cut. Bostan informed his mother Mst. Sufaidi Jan that Gulzar, Shana and Mir Muhammad attacked him in the jungle. They threw him on the ground. Gulzar cut his nose with a knife which was given to him by Shana. Mst. Sufaidi reported the matter next day to…