GHULAM MUHAMMAD vs THE STATE

This appeal before the Supreme Court of Pakistan arises from a criminal matter where the appellant sought the benefit of Section 382-B of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898, having undergone over twenty-two years of sentence including substantive sentence served and remission earned. The core legal question was whether the appellant was entitled to the benefit of Section 382-B, Code of Criminal Procedure 1898, which had not been mentioned or explicitly allowed in the High Court judgment. The Supreme Court held that the benefit of Section 382-B, Code of Criminal Procedure 1898 ought to have been allowed to the appellant. Consequently, the Court granted the benefit of Section 382-B of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898 to the appellant and disposed of the appeal accordingly, establishing that a convicted person is entitled to the statutory benefit of sentence calculation under the said provision when it has been omitted.