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FATEH KHAN vs State Ss — 2021 PCrLJ 969 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

Case information

Citation
2021 PCrLJ 969 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
Court
Balochistan High Court
Year
2021
Reporter
PCRLJ
Parties
FATEH KHAN vs State Ss
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 161---Q; S. 161; Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)

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Judgment text as reported

FATEH KHAN VS State Ss. 302, 324, 147 & 149---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 161---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, rioting, unlawful assembly---Appreciation of evidence---Delay of about two days in recording the statements of injured witnesses by police---Effect---Accused were charged for making indiscriminate firing upon sons and grandson of complainant, due to which, they were seriously injured but his one son succumbed to the injuries---In the present case, the defence had objected that the statements of injured witnesses were recorded with delay of two days---Prosecution failed to explain such delay---Admittedly, the injured witnesses were hospitalized---Investigating Officer visited the hospital, but did not record statement of injured witnesses under S. 161, Cr.P.C., for the reasons best known to him---Belated recording statement of witnesses under S. 161, Cr.P.C. was no ground to brush aside the statement of injured/ocular witnesses---Circumstances established that the prosecution had proved the charges against the accused persons beyond any shadow of doubt---Appeal against conviction was dismissed accordingly.

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