IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PAKISTAN 
(Appellate Jurisdiction) 
 
PRESENT: 
Mr. Justice Mushir Alam 
Mr. Justice Qazi Muhammad Amin Ahmed 
 
 
Criminal Petition No.69-Q of 2019 
(Against the judgment dated 09-8-2019 passed by the High Court of 
Balochistan, Quetta in Crl. AppealNo.330/2017)  
 
 
 
Manzoor Ahmed Akhtar 
 
 
 
…Petitioner(s) 
 
 
 
 
 
Versus 
 
 
 
The State 
…Respondent(s) 
 
 
For the Petitioner(s): 
Mr. Manzoor Ahmed Rehmani, ASC 
 
For the State: 
Syed 
Abdul 
Baqar 
Shah, 
ASC 
at 
Islamabad along with Wallayat Hussain 
Addl. P.G. Balochistan at Quetta 
 
Date of hearing: 
09.09.2020. 
 
ORDER 
 
              Qazi Muhammad Amin Ahmed, J.- The petitioner, a 
Secondary School Teacher, was tried on a criminal charge that resulted 
into his conviction; guilty verdict, upheld throughout, alongside 
corporal consequences risked him his job as well. After his release, he 
successfully hoodwinked the department by presenting a fake decision 
of High Court of Balochistan, purporting to have acquitted him from 
the charge, as a consequence whereof, he was given posting again in 
the department with all benefits through condonation of absence 
period as earned leave. On an application, the Anti Corruption 
Department initiated inquiry against the petitioner and co-accused 
Nazeer, an office Superintendent, blamed to have facilitated him in 
betraying the public exchequer. A learned Special Judge acquitted the 
co-accused by extending him benefit of the doubt, however, convicted 
and sentenced the petitioner, as under: 
“U/s 409 PPC, 10-years RI with fine of Rs.80,000/- 
U/s 420 PPC, 7-years RI with fine of Rs.50,000/- 
U/s 467 PPC, 10-years RI with fine of Rs.80,000/- 
U/s 468 PPC, 7-years RI with fine of Rs.50,000/- 
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U/s 471 PPC, 7-years RI with fine of Rs.50,000/- 
U/s 5(2)47 PCA, 4-years RI with fine of Rs.50,000/- 
 
The High Court modified the judgment by setting aside petitioner’s 
conviction under sections 409, 420 & 467 of the Pakistan Penal Code, 
1860, however, maintained the guilty verdict on the remainder charges 
with addition of conviction under section 466 of the Code ibid vide 
impugned judgment dated 9-8-2019, vires whereof, are being assailed 
on the ground that after prosecution’s failure on the main charges, the 
only option available to the High Court was to record clean acquittal. It 
is further argued that acquittal of office Superintendent, indicted for 
being privy to the crime also demolished prosecution case qua the 
petitioner as well; he emphatically disowned the fake judgment. The 
learned Law Officer, assisted by Syed Abdul Baqar Shah, ASC, has 
faithfully defended the impugned judgment;  
2. 
 
Heard. Record perused. 
3. 
 
Petitioner’s prosecution and his conviction on a criminal 
charge is an admitted position; the judgment on the basis whereof he 
managed his posting was found fake; it is on the basis thereof that the 
petitioner not only manipulated his service but also derived benefit 
thereof and, thus, his disclaimer regarding the fake judgment merits 
outright rejection; he cannot disown a fake judgment relating to the 
case wherein he was tried and convicted and, thus, being the sole and 
obvious beneficiary now cannot escape consequences of ill-gotten 
gains; his treachery came into the knowledge of the Anti-Corruption 
Department when the co-villagers laid information of the mischief, 
paving way for his prosecution. Acquittal of office Superintendent, 
seemingly out of abundant caution, does not tremor the charge, 
distinctly and inexorably pointed upon petitioner’s culpability; he has 
rightly been convicted and sentenced and the findings recorded by the 
Courts below have not been found by us as open to any exception. 
Petition fails. Leave declined.  
 
 
 
Judge 
 
 
Judge 
Islamabad, the 
9th September, 2020 
Not approved for reporting 
Azmat/- 
