Sentence of imprisonment
Sentence of imprisonment legal meaning, translation and judicial precedents.
Meaning & Judicial Interpretation: (اردو مفہوم اور قانونی تشریح)
Sentence of imprisonment could only be awarded if accused was a previous convict, habitual or desperate criminal or had committed the offence in the name or on the pretext of honour.
Section 10(d) of National Accountability Ordinance, 1999, which expressly prohibited grant of remissions to an accused convicted under the said Ordinance, was declared ultra wires to the Constitution and struck down as void by a Full Bench of the High Court in the case of Saleem Raza v. The State PLD 2007 Karachi 139 which case was not assailed and attained finality
Remissions were available to those convicted under the National Accountability Ordinance, 1999
Appeal was dismissed accordingly.
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Precedents & Case Laws citing "Sentence of imprisonment"
2005 Y L R 1551
ABDUL MAJID — Petitioner Versus THE STATE and another — Respondents
Court: Quetta2006 Y L R 915
ABDUL WAHID — Petitioner Versus THE STATE and another-Respondents
Court: Quetta2002 M L D 1040
MUHAMMAD MANSHA and another — Petitioners Versus THE STATE — Respondent
Court: Lahore1983 P Cr
ABDUL RASHEED‑Appellant Versus THE STATE‑Respondent
Court: KarachiP L D 1979 Lahore 340
Syed MUZAFFAR HUSSAIN SHAH AND ANOTHER-Petitioners Versus SUPERINTENDENT, CENTRAL JAIL, SAHIWAL AND ANOTHER-Respondents .
Court: S. 401 read with Punjab Government Notification No. 14(2)-. O.-Pre-11, (HD)/70, dated 5-I-1972-Remission of sentence-Conditions of eligibility to avail of remission under notification Different from those as mentioned in relevant provisions of Jail Manual-Notification hence to be examined independently of provisions of Jail Manual.-Sentence-Notification-Jail manual.2013 S C M R 583
AHMAD and another — Appellants Versus SHAFIQ-UR-REHMAN and another — Respondents
Court: Supreme Court of PakistanP L D 1950 Baghdad ulJadid 23
MUNSHI RAM‑‑‑Petitioner Versus CROWN‑‑Respondent
Court:P L D 1980 Karachi 164
Mst. MAI DHAYANI-Petitioner Versus THE HOME SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF SIND, KARACHI AND ANOTHER-Respondents Constitutional Petitions Nos. D-20 and D-61 of 1.979, decided on 11th March; 1979.
Court: S. 57 as amended by Law Reforms Ordinance (XII of 1972)Retrospectivity of statutes-Law Reforms Ordinance-Not retrospective in operation-No sentence of "imprisonment for life" could be awarded in respect of offences committed before coming into force of Law Reforms Ordinance-Nor can a sentence of transportation for life awarded before enforcement of Ordinance be construed as a sentence of "imprisonment for life" as defined in amended S. 57 of Penal Code.-Interpretation of statutes.1995 S C M R 1525
MUHAMMAD RAFIQ‑‑‑Petitioner Versus THE STATE‑‑‑Respondent
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan