STATE V/S DOSSO CASE......1958 P.L.D. 1958 S.C. 553 Introduction: State v/s Dosso is a simple case of murder committed by a person named,Dosso in Balochistan.He was convicted under the tribal system of justice by Loya Jirga as enumerated in FCR(frontier crimes regulation); but his relatives approached to the Lahore high court which repealed the decision of Loya Jirga,later on, on the appeal of Federal Govt,Supreme court reversed the decision of Lahore High court.The case got prominence,because it indirectly questioned the legitimization of Martial law imposed by Iskandar Mirza on 7th oct,1958. Background: A murder took place in the Lora lai district of Balochistan by a person named as Dosso.He was arrested and was handed over to the Council Of Elders(Loya Jirga).
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