1988 PLP 1068 (SCMR)
THE STATE‑‑Petitioner Versus GULZAR MASIH‑‑Respondent
| Citation | 1988 PLP 1068 (SCMR) |
| Forum / Court | High Court |
| Bench Members | Aslam Riaz Hussain, Javid Iqbal and Saad Saood Jan, JJ |
| Parties | THE STATE‑‑Petitioner Versus GULZAR MASIH‑‑Respondent |
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The case was heard and decided by the High Court bench comprising: Aslam Riaz Hussain, Javid Iqbal and Saad Saood Jan, JJ.
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Representation
- Nemo for Respondent.
- Date of hearing: 30th March, 1988.
- M. M . Saeed Beg, Advocate Supreme Court instructed by Rao Muhammad Yousuf Khan Advocate‑on‑Record for the State.
Headnotes / Summary
(On appeal from the judgment and order of the Lahore High Court, Lahore, dated 29th September, 1987 in Criminal Appeal No.46 of 1985/Murder Reference No.93 of 1985). Penal Code (XLV of 1860)‑‑ ‑‑‑S.302‑‑Sentence‑‑High Court reducing sentence of death to imprisonment for life‑‑View taken by High Court that in circumstances of the case where question of family honour was involved, accused respondent deserved lesser sentence under 5.302, P.P.C. upheld‑ Petition for leave to appeal dismissed. M. M . Saeed Beg, Advocate Supreme Court instructed by Rao Muhammad Yousuf Khan Advocate‑on‑Record for the State.
Judgment & Decree
ASLAM RIAZ HUSSAIN, J.‑‑The State has filed this petition against the judgment of the Lahore High Court, Lahore, dated 29th September, 1987 whereby the High Court had reduced the sentence of the respondent from death to imprisonment for life. We have gone through the impugned judgment and heard learned counsel for the petitioner on the question of enhancement of sentence. We are in respectful agreement with the view taken by the High Court that in the circumstances of this case where a question of family honour was involved, the respondent deserved lesser sentence under section 302, P.P.C. The petition is, therefore, dismissed as having no merit. S.Q/S‑131/S Petition dismissed.