INAYAT-UR-REHMAN vs State S — 2022 PCrLJ 1408 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2022 PCrLJ 1408 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
Court: Peshawar High Court
Year: 2022
Reporter: PCRLJ
Parties: INAYAT-UR-REHMAN vs State S
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 302

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Judgment text as reported

INAYAT-UR-REHMAN VS State S. 302(b)--- Qatl-i-amd--- Appreciation of evidence--- Sentence, reduction in---Recovery of weapon of offence from the possession of accused and crime empty from the spot---Reliance---Scope---Accused was charged for committing murder of the husband of complainant by firing---Record showed that accused was arrested on the same day of occurrence along with .30 bore pistol without number and five live rounds---Arresting Police Officer and recovery witness had been subjected to lengthy cross-examination by defence but nothing of the sort to make the recovery of the pistol doubtful had been extracted from their mouths---Said witnesses had furnished consistent statements and had corroborated each other on every aspect of the recovery i.e. the day, date, time and place of arrest of the accused and recovery of .30 bore pistol from his possession---Record revealed that the crime pistol along with .30 bore empty was sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory for analysis, report whereof showed that the crime empty had been fired from the pistol recovered from the accused at the time of his arrest---Said pieces of circumstantial evidence further corroborated the ocular version of complainant---Circumstances established that the prosecution had proved its case against the accused, however, due to some mitigating circumstances, life imprisonment was converted into imprisonment for ten years---Appeal was dismissed with said modification in sentence. Head NotesCase Description

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