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ABDUL RAZZAQ vs State art — 2021 SCMR 1847 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation
2021 SCMR 1847 SUPREME-COURT
Court
Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year
2021
Reporter
SCMR
Parties
ABDUL RAZZAQ vs State art
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 302; S. 6---B; Penal Code (XLV of 1860)

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Judgment text as reported

ABDUL RAZZAQ VS State art. 185(3)---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), S. 302(b)---Juvenile Justice System act (XXII of 2018), S. 6---Bail, grant of---Juvenile accused---allegation against the accused was that he borrowed a pistol from the witnesses and subsequently retuned it to them; the pistol was produced by the witnesses to the police and it was forensically found wedded with the casings secured from the scene of murder---Question as to whether the pistol presented to the police by the prosecution witnesses, shown to have ejected casings of the fatal shots could be attributed to the accused so as to conclusively saddle him with the culpability of crime in the absence of any other evidence was an issue that needed to be settled after recording of evidence---Furthermore date of birth of accused recorded in his school leaving certificate, brought his status within the remit of juvenility with concomitant concessions available to him under the law---Even otherwise, investigation being complete, accused's continuous detention was not likely to improve upon prosecution's case---Petition for leave to appeal was converted into appeal and allowed, and accused was released on bail.

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