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JUMARAZ vs State Ss — 2021 YLR 955 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT

Case information

Citation
2021 YLR 955 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
Court
Peshawar High Court
Year
2021
Reporter
YLR
Parties
JUMARAZ vs State Ss
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 7---Q

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Judgment text as reported

JUMARAZ VS State Ss. 302 & 376---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Qatl-i-amd, rape, act of terrorism---appreciation of evidence--- Medical evidence and confession of accused---Corroboration---allegation against the accused was that he raped a 5/6 years old girl in an under-construction room on the rooftop of his house and thereafter committed her murder---Minor deceased was examined by Woman Medical Officer and in her report, rape of the minor girl prior to her murder was abundantly clear as the Woman Medical Officer had observed bruises marks on neck of the deceased and mentioned the cause of death as asphyxia due to manual strangulation and throttling---Said observations of the doctor were in line with confession of the accused wherein he had admitted that the minor became unconscious when he subjected her to rape and thereafter he killed her by pressing her neck---Medical Evidence, thus, abundantly corroborated the confession of the accused---Circumstances established that prosecution had proved the charge against the accused beyond shadow of reasonable doubt---appeal against conviction was dismissed accordingly.

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