TAYYAB RAZA vs State Ss — 2021 YLR 1291 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

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TAYYAB RAZA VS State Ss. 375, 376, 377, 294 & 506---Sexual offences, rape, sodomy, obscene acts and songs, criminal intimidation---Appreciation of evidence---Sentence, reduction in---Statements of victims---Scope---Accused was charged for sexually abusing the daughter of complainant and taking snaps and recording videos---Prosecution case had been strengthened by the statements of two minor victims---Statements of both the said victims were fully corroborating each other on all material counts---Despite lengthy cross-examination, the defence had failed to give dent or damage to their testimonies---Undisputedly, the victims of the offence were minors less than the age of 10-years and a school going girls, who did not carry any ill will, grudge or malice against the accused to falsely implicate him in the case---Evidence of both the victims had been fully corroborated by the medical evidence as well as the other circumstantial evidence including the expert report, who carried out the analysis of photos and videos---Testimony of the victim could not be impeached or discredited though subjected to test of cross-examination by the defence---Record showed that though number of victims were named, who were sexually assaulted, but the prosecution had failed to produce all the victims---One major victim was not produced by the prosecution though her Court statement was also available on record---Victims had also kept mum till the arrest of the accused---Awarding of capital punishment to the accused was unwarranted, in circumstances---Sentence of death of accused was, therefore, converted into imprisonment for life---Appeal was dismissed with said modification in sentence, in circumstances.

TAYYAB RAZA vs State Ss — 2021 YLR 1291 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

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