Law: Penal Code (XLV of 1860)

Section: 302, 544A

(a) Criminal trial Murder committed in presence of large number of people-People in this country reluctant to appear as witnesses at trial-No importance, In circumstance, could be attached to fact that although occurrence had been witnessed by large number of people prosecution failed to, produce single disinterested witness-Penal Code (XLV of 1860), S. 302. (b) Penal Code (XLV of 1860), the accused in S. 544-A, Cr. P. C.---Has reference to trial Court and not to High Court-Awarding compensation under S. 544-A, Cr. P. C. at appellate stage would be beyond the legitimate scope of appellate or inherent jurisdiction of High Court-Compensa tion, nevertheless, awarded by High Court in view of Supreme Court decision in Mohd. Sharif v. Sadar Din 1971 Law Notes 202. Manzoor Hussain v. The State P L D 1965 Dacca 348 ; Mehl Singh v. Mangal Khandu 39 Cal. 157 ; Hari Chand v. Fakir Sadrudin (1901) 3 Born. L R 841 ; Shahpurji Bezonji Motivalla v. Dossaphoy Bezont Motivalla 7 Bom. L R 988 ; Notified Area Kharar v. Karla Ram and another 7 Lab. 152 ; Farzam Khan v, The State P L D 1966 Pesh. 5; Chuha v. Emperor (1913) 20 1 C 1002; Kari Singh v. Tufani Dhanuk 14 C W N 212; Muhammad Amin v. Jogendra Kamar Bannerjee P L D 1947 P C 95 ; Ball Pande v. Chittan I L R 28 All. 625 ; Chedi v. Ram Lai I L R 46 All, 80 and Muhammad Sharif v. Saddar Din and 2 others 1971 Law Notes 202 ref. Dates of hearing: 17th and 18th February 1972.                                                                                                                              JUDGMENT MUHAMMAD At 7,AL CBBBMA, J.--This is ail appeal on behalf of twelve appellants (names noted in. the margin) (1) Mian Khan son of Rehmat, (2) Sultan son of Ahmad, (3) Mohabbat son of Ghulam Rasul, (4) Sharif alias Khanu son of Nawab Din, Ghafoor son of Nawab, (6) Yusuf son of Hassan, (7) Muzaffar as Zatfar son of…