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Mst. SUGHRAN vs State Criminal justice system — 2021 SCMR 109 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation
2021 SCMR 109 SUPREME-COURT
Court
Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year
2021
Reporter
SCMR
Parties
Mst. SUGHRAN vs State Criminal justice system
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 9

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Judgment text as reported

Mst. SUGHRAN VS State Criminal justice system---Purpose---Primary purpose behind the criminal justice system was to enable an offender to reform and rehabilitate him/herself to rejoin mainstream life to once again become a useful member thereof; purpose was not to wreak vengeance. Citation Name: 2021 SCMR 109 SUPREME-COURTBookmark this Case Mst. SUGHRAN VS State S. 9(c)--- Possession of cannabis--- Reappraisal of evidence---Sentence, reduction in--- Sentence reduced to period already undergone---Contraband attributed by the prosecution to the accused-lady, being not in excess of 10-kg, brought her case out of the barriers of statutory sealing of lowest mandated sentence and, thus, for reasons valid and just, her plea for reduction of sentence could be entertained---Status of the accused as a hapless carrier of the cannabis had not seriously been controverted by the prosecution---No material/circumstance was found on record to view the accused or co-accused (since deceased) as being privy at the helm of the consignment; they seemed to be abandoned by those who ensnared them into the trap---According to the report submitted by the jail authorities, the accused, as on 23-10-2020, had served out a period well exceeding six years and was scheduled to be released on 18-12-2022---Substantial period of sentence already served out, and death of identically placed co-accused in the prison, were factors that taken into consideration together, cumulatively made out a case to reduce the sentence of accused to the period already undergone---With such modification in sentence, appeal was partially allowed.

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