Sections 12 (2) and 78 (3) (d) of the Criminal Procedure (XLV of 1860), sections 199, 200 and 471 examine the corruption and false declarations of evidence, non-conviction, indictment The former member was the Provincial Member of the Assembly and was accused of making false statements about his educational qualifications before the Returning Officer at the time of filing the nomination papers, the Election Commission accused the accused of practicing corruption. A complaint was lodged against him, the trial court sentenced the accused to three years imprisonment with him. The plaintiffs were rightly told that they did not declare their affidavit in their nomination papers that the degree given to them was affiliated to or registered with a trustee of Tanzim al-Madaris or Rabi-ul-Madaris, if returning. The officer would have taken a little pains to demand that Shahid Aaliyah's accusation of his underlying credentials, with the situation facing the accused, could have easily been foiled after the filing of the papers nominated for scrutiny. The date, the date was fixed and on that date the candidates got their papers Amzdgy test was to check in at the Returning Officer's office and if there was any error in the papers then have been generally rejected the nomination papers like. Do your duty by asking the accused about Shahid Alia's basic credentials; therefore, the High Court's Division Bench on the matter of taking a gentle approach to the quantum of punishment maintained the sentence for the accused. The sentence was reduced from 3 years to one year
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