ABDUL BASIT vs State Ss — 2021 PCrLJ 348 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2021 PCrLJ 348 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
Court: Peshawar High Court
Year: 2021
Reporter: PCRLJ
Parties: ABDUL BASIT vs State Ss
Subject matter: Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

ABDUL BASIT VS State Ss. 302(b), 324 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Unnatural conduct of witness---Scope---Accused was charged that he and co-accused committed murder of the son of complainant by firing---Record showed that the conduct of eye-witness was extremely against the natural human conduct and beyond the comprehension of a prudent mind as he being real brother of the deceased put corpse of his brother in the vehicle and let his aged father shift it to the hospital---Brother in such circumstances, could not be expected to leave the dead body of his deceased brother at the mercy of his old father and opt to go to an abandoned house---Neither complainant nor eyewitness was verifier of dead body of the deceased, rather uncles of deceased had been mentioned as verifier of the dead body in the inquest report---Circumstances established that the prosecution had failed to prove the guilt of the accused through cogent and confidence inspiring direct or circumstantial evidence---Appeal against conviction was allowed, in circumstances.

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