1994 PLP 1565 (SCMR)
IMAM BAKHSH BAQAR‑‑‑Petitioner Versus THE STATE‑‑‑Respondent
| Citation | 1994 PLP 1565 (SCMR) |
| Forum / Court | Supreme Court of Pakistan |
| Bench Members | Saad Saood Jan and Sajjad Ali Shah, JJ |
| Parties | IMAM BAKHSH BAQAR‑‑‑Petitioner Versus THE STATE‑‑‑Respondent |
| Primary Law | Prevention of Corruption Act (II of 1947)‑‑‑ |
Q1: What are the key laws and sections cited in 1994 PLP 1565 (SCMR)?
This judgment primarily cites: Prevention of Corruption Act (II of 1947)‑‑‑ as referenced in Pakistani case law index.
Q2: Which judicial bench decided the case 1994 PLP 1565 (SCMR)?
The case was heard and decided by the Supreme Court of Pakistan bench comprising: Saad Saood Jan and Sajjad Ali Shah, JJ.
Q3: What is the official citation format for this judgment on Pakistan Law Portal?
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Laws Cited
Representation
- Mobashir Latif Ahmad, Advocate Supreme Court and Hamid Aslam Qureshi, Advocate‑on‑Record for Petitioner.
- Date of hearing: 8th January, 1994.
Headnotes / Summary
(From the judgment/order of Lahore High Court, Multan Bench, dated 6‑2‑1993 in CA Appeal No. 164 of 1981). ‑‑‑‑S. 5(2)‑‑‑Penal Code (XLV of 1860), S.161‑‑‑Constitution of Pakistan (1973), Art. 185(3)‑‑‑Accused being a school teacher while serving as an invigilator in Government High School had allegedly extorted Rs.200 from a candidate appearing in Matriculation Examination with the promise of helping him in copying the answers and was caught by a raiding party headed by a Magistrate with the tainted money‑‑‑Trial Court as well as the High Court had accepted the testimony of the Magistrate and the candidate and no reason for taking a different view in the matter was available‑‑‑Leave to appeal was refused in circumstances. Nemo for the State.
Judgment & Decree
SAAD SAOOD JAN, J.‑‑‑The petitioner was a teacher in a middle school. On 2‑7‑1977 he was serving as an invigilator in the Government High School, Renala Khurd, where Matriculation Examination was being held. He allegedly extorted Rs.200 from a candidate with the promise of helping him in copying the answers. He was caught by a raiding party headed by a Magistrate with the tainted money. The trial Court as well as the High Court accepted the testimony of the Magistrate and the candidate and we see no reason for taking a different view in the matter. He has already been treated leniently in the matter of sentence. The petition is dismissed. N.H.Q/I‑201/S Leave refused.