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On appeal of the grant of a bail hearing in the Supreme Court against the conviction under Section 307, the appeal denied on the basis that the High Court had imposed a heavy sentence.

1968 S C M R 1283 (1)

Present : Fazle-Akbar, C.J., Muhammad Yaqub Ali, Sajjad Ahmad and Abdus Sattar, JJ

RAJA‑Petitioner

versus

THE STATE‑Respondent

Petitions for Special Leave to Appeals Nos. 45 and 46 of 1968, decided on 17th June 1968.

(On appeal from the judgments and orders of the High Court of West Pakistan, Lahore, dated the 21st December 1967, in Criminal Appeals Nos. 458, 459, 469 and 484 of 1966).

Penal Code (XLV of 1860)-----

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S. 307‑Appeal to Supreme Court against conviction under section‑Bail pending appeal refused on ground that heavy sentence had been imposed by High Court -Early disposal of appeal instead ordered.

Dr. Tasadduque Hussain, Senior Advocate Supreme Court (Sardar Ahmad Malik, Advocate Supreme Court with him) instructed by Masud Akhtar Sheikh, Attorney for Petitioner.

Nemo for the State.

Date of hearing :17th June 1968.

ORDER

MUHAMMAD YAQUB ALI, J.

‑In view of the substantial sentence of seven years' rigorous imprisonment awarded to Raja, petitioner, by the High Court under section 307, P. P. C. we see no adequate ground to release him on bail, but direct that on the completion of the paper book the appeal be fixed for hearing at an early date.

Bail refused.

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