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Criminal Appeal No.Q‑1 of 1983, decided on 14th April, 1985. (Arising out of Criminal Jail Petition No. Q‑1 of 1983).

Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)

‑‑‑S. 382‑B‑‑Major part of sentence of rigorous imprisonment finally awarded to accused already expired and accused instead of pressing appeal praying only for benefit of S. 382‑B, Criminal Procedure Code only‑‑Circumstances of case showing that it was a fit case for granting benefit of said provision of law to accused‑‑Ordered accordingly.

Aslam Chishti, Advocate Supreme Court and Mir Hazar Khan Khoso, Advocate‑on‑Record (absent) for Appellant.

M. Yousuf, A.A.‑G. Baluchistan for the State.

Date of hearing: 14th April, 1985.

.‑‑ In this appeal through leave of, the Court, learned counsel for the appellant states that the major part of the sentence of rigorous imprisonment finally awarded to the appellant having already expired, he would be satisfied if benefit ox section 382‑B of Cr.P.C. only is allowed to him. In view of the afore-recorded position taken by him this appeal is not being pressed.

In the circumstances of the case as highlighted in the leave granting order, we consider it a fit case for granting the benefit of section 382‑B of Cr.P.C. to the appellant. Order accordingly. The appeal however otherwise, is dismissed as not being pressed.

M . Y . H Appeal dismissed

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