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Criminal Revision No. 379 of 1983, decided on 23rd December, 1985.
---‑‑Art. 203‑DD read with Art. 203‑G‑‑Revisional jurisdiction‑‑Federal Shariat Court alone, held, having revisional jurisdiction in cases decided by any criminal Court under any law relating to enforcement of Hudood.‑‑[Jurisdiction].
Khan Badshah v. The State 1985 P Cr. L J 2609 and Jaffar Khan v. The State 1985 P Cr. L J 2611 rel.
Nemo for Petitioner.
Rene Abdullah Khalid for the State.
Date of hearing: 21st December, 1985.
The case has been called several times but no body has appeared for the petitioner. The petitioner was convicted under Article 4 of, the Prohibition (Enforcement of Hadd) Order, 1979 and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year and a fine of Rs.500 vide judgment, dated 30th November 1982 of the learned Magistrate First Class, Sialkot. His appeal against conviction and sentence was dismissed on 13‑6‑1983.
2. In view of the provisions contained in Article 203‑DD read with Article 203‑G, the Federal Shariat Court alone has the revisional jurisdiction in cases decided by any Criminal Court under any law relating to the enforcement of Hudood. The petition is, therefore, returned to the petitioner for presentation to the proper Court. Reliance is placed on Khan Badshah v. The State 1985 P Cr. L J 2609, Jaffar Khan v. The State 1985 P Cr. L J 2611 D B and Iqbal Hussain v. The State P L D 1985 Lah. 65.
S.G.D. Order accordingly.
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