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INHAF ULLAH vs State S — 2021 SCMR 1725 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation
2021 SCMR 1725 SUPREME-COURT
Court
Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year
2021
Reporter
SCMR
Parties
INHAF ULLAH vs State S
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 365-

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Judgment text as reported

INHAF ULLAH VS State S. 365-a---Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), art. 22---Kidnapping or abduction for ransom---Reappraisal of evidence---No test identification parade was carried out to qualify the standard of proof within the contemplation of art. 22 of the Qanun-e-Shahadat, 1984---Similarly, identification of accused, with handcuffs in the dock, through intervention of the Presiding Judge was something that could not be approved---Furthermore arrival of a massage at the abductee's house demanding ransom through an unknown person categorically claiming to have been dispatched by a friend of the abductee's father without any reaction or response, in such testing hours, failed to inspire confidence---Furthermore, without intervention of police, payment of ransom to the accused and immediate release of the child were circumstances no less intriguing either---Six out of seven accused persons, though assigned different roles, nonetheless, equally blamed to have aided the crime, had been acquitted---In such circumstances it would be unsafe to maintain conviction of accused---Petition for leave to appeal was converted into appeal and allowed, and accused was acquitted of the charge.

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