Case Details

Citation(s)
1987 SLG 1641 1987 SLD 1641 1987 SCMR 844
Supreme Court of Pakistan
Criminal Petition for Special Leave to Appeal No. 383 of 1986, decided on 2nd March, 1987. (Against the of the Lahore High Court, Bahawalpur Bench, dated 17-12-1986 passed in Criminal Appeal No. 89 of 1984/BWP).Date of hearing: 2nd March, 1987.
ASLAM RIAZ HUSSAIN AND SAAD SAOOD, JAN, JJ
Ijaz Hussain Batalvi, Advocate Supreme Court and Walayat Umar Chaudhry, Advocate-on-Record for Petitioner. Nemo for the State.

Haji Hafiz RASHID AHMAD--Petitioner

VS

THE STATE--Respondent

Law:

Section:

Penal Code (XLV of 1860)- ---S. 302--Constitution of Pakistan (1973), Art. 185(3)--Petitioner convicted and sentenced to death for murder of his wife--Counsel for petitioner arguing that although petitioner had admitted to have killed his wife but his counter-version constituted plea of defence, which had not been given due weight, that there was possibility of defence version being correct and that as such petitioner should have been given the benefit of doubt and acquitted--Evidence on record not justifying acceptance of such contentions and finding of High Court found to be correct--Leave to appeal refused. ORDER ASLAM RIAZ HUSSAIN, J.--Hafiz Rashid Ahmad petitioner was tried for the murder of his wife for which he was convicted and sentenced to death by the trial Court. His appeal was dismissed by the High Court vide the impugned dated 23-11-1986 and sentence of death was confirmed. He now seeks leave to appeal against the aforementioned of the High Court. 2. We have gone through the impugned and heard the learned counsel for the…
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