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MUHAMMAD NAWAZ vs State Ss — 2021 PLD 87 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

Case information

Citation
2021 PLD 87 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
Court
Balochistan High Court
Year
2021
Reporter
PLD
Parties
MUHAMMAD NAWAZ vs State Ss
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 169

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Judgment text as reported

MUHAMMAD NAWAZ VS State Ss. 223, 224 & 120-B---Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant, resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension, criminal conspiracy---Appreciation of evidence---Acquittal of co-accused---Scope---Prosecution case was that due to negligence of officials deputed on duty, accused managed to flee away by breaking the locks---Prosecution had failed to produce an iota of evidence to show that the accused was custodian of the lock up---None of the ocular witnesses stated that the accused was in charge of the lock up---Accused was convicted on the basis of inquiry report---Opinion of inquiry officer was not binding upon the Court---Prosecution had even failed to produce the register wherein the accused-official and others were entrusted with the duty of securing the lock up---Initially eight employees were arrested, whereafter five of them were discharged under S.169, Cr.P.C. and were released on the direction of the high ups; while two accused persons were acquitted by the Trial Court---If the prosecution story was accepted then it could be said that only the accused-official was on duty which by itself was enough to create doubt regarding the authenticity of prosecution case---Revision petition was accepted and the accused was acquitted of the charge, in circumstances.

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