Case Details

Citation(s)
1981 SLG 1544 1981 SLD 1544 1981 PLD 669
Lahore High Court
Criminal Appeal No. 185 of 1979 and Murder Reference No. 78of 1979, decided on 7th April, 1981
, JAVID 1QBAL AND RUSTAM S. SIDHWA, JJ
Sardar Muhammad Latif Khan Khosa for Appellants.Farooq Badar for A. G. for the State.

KHIZAR HAYAT Ann 3 others--AppellantsvsTHE STATE--Respondents

Law:

Section:

(a) Penal Code (XLV of 1860)- -- S. 300, Exception IV read with S. 302/149-Principle of common intention, application of-Murder-Sudden fight-Trouble starting on fight between two young boys resulting in injuries to both but soon flaring up in a sudden fight among their elders-Held: Difficult in circumstances to determine which side was aggressor and whether one or other party took undue advantage over its adversary-Case of accused, held further, covered by Exception IV to S. 3C0, P. P. C. and each accused liable for his own act.-[Common intention]. Maqsood Hussain v. State 1976 P Cr. L J 1354; Muhammad v. Ghaus 1972 S C M R 264; Lal Khan and another v. State 1976 P Cr. L J 1437; Muhammad Khan v. Dost Muhammad P L D 1975 S C 607; Muhammad Ibrahim v. State 1979 P Cr. L J 275; Mammora v. State 1980 P Cr. L J 463; Nazar Hussain v. State 1973 P Cr. L J 924; Fateh Muhammad v. State 1977 P Cr. L J 706 and Muhammad Arshad v. :State 1979 P Cr. L J 51 ref. (b) Penal Code (XLV of 1860)- - S. 300, Exception IV read with Ss. 302 & 304, Part I-Sudden fight­ Murder--Conviction, alteration of-Trouble starting on street fight between two young boys but flaring up in a sudden fight between their elders-Accused responsible for causing death of three persons by individually firing and causing hatchet blows-Conviction of each one of accused under S. 302/149, P. P. C. altered to one under S. 304, Part I, P. P. C. in circumstances. LINK1 LINK2 LINK3 (c) Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)- -- S. 410 read with Penal Code (XLV of 1860), S. 302/149/148­Benefit of doubt-Appeal (criminal)-Trouble starting on street fight between two young boys giving rise to a sudden fight between their elders-Accused empty-handed and attributed a lalkara only-Accused given benefit of doubt. and acquitted, in circumstances.-[Benefit of doubt]. (d) Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)- - - S. 410 read with Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 302/307/149/ 148 & 324-Appeal (criminal)-Occurrence an unpremeditated sudden fight-Accused causing only a simple fire-arm injury to P. Ws. but attributed no injury to deceased-Conviction of accused under S. 302/307/149/148, P. P. C. set aside and instead recorded under S.…
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