MUHAMMAD WAQAS vs State S — 2022 PCrLJ 1530 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation: 2022 PCrLJ 1530 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court: Sindh High Court
Year: 2022
Reporter: PCRLJ
Parties: MUHAMMAD WAQAS vs State S
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 302

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Judgment text as reported

MUHAMMAD WAQAS VS State S. 302(b)--- Qatl-i-amd--- Appreciation of evidence--- Sentence, reduction in---Police witnesses---Scope---Accused was charged for committing murder of the cousin of complainant by stabbing---Record showed that the accused on his arrest led the police to the murder weapon i.e. churri---Police witnesses had no proven enmity or ill-will towards the accused and no reason to falsely implicate him in the case by making up his arrest or foisting the churri on him---Evidence of the police witnesses could be fully relied upon---Circumstances established that the prosecution had proved its case against the accused beyond a reasonable doubt, however, the death sentence was reduced to that of rigorous imprisonment for life---Appeal was dismissed with said modification in sentence.

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