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Criminal Petition for Special Leave to Appeal No. 3 of 1985, decided on 19th May, 1985.

(Against the order of the Lahore High Court, Lahore, dated 10‑11‑1984, passed in Criminal Appeal No. 1/83).

--‑‑‑Art. 185(3)‑‑Penal Code (XLV of 1860), S. 161‑‑Prevention of Corruption Act (II of 1947), S. 5(2)‑‑Conviction impugned‑‑Petitioner having been rightly convicted by trial Court and sentence not being excessive‑‑No ground made out for interference by Supreme Court‑‑Leave to appeal refused.

Raja Muhammad Anwar, Advocate Supreme Court for Petitioner.

Nemo for the State.

Date of hearing: 19th March, 1985.

Muhammad Hussain petitioner was convicted under section 161, P.P.C. read with section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947. He was sentenced to l years' R.I. and a fine of Rs.7,000 (in default of payment of fine he was ordered to undergo further 6 months' R.I.).

Feeling aggrieved he filed an appeal before the High Court which was dismissed vide the impugned judgment dated 10‑11‑1984.

Still not feeling satisfied he has approached this Court for grant of leave to appeal.

2. The petition is barred by 7 days. After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner we condone the delay and proceed to hear the petition on merits. The petitioner's counsel has not been able to make out any ground warranting interference by this Court. Moreover, considering the evidence on the record we are of the view that the petitioner has been rightly convicted by the trial Court and the sentence is not excessive. The petition is, therefore, dismissed as being without any merit.

M. I. Petition dismissed.

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