PAK LAW GPT — Pakistan Case Law AI justice scale emblemPAK LAW GPTCase law · Urdu & English

MUJAHID vs State S — 2022 PCrLJ 227 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation
2022 PCrLJ 227 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court
Sindh High Court
Year
2022
Reporter
PCRLJ
Parties
MUJAHID vs State S
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 365-; S. 7---K

Fields are extracted from the reported citation and judgment text. Where a detail is not stated in the record, it is not shown.

Judgment text as reported

MUJAHID VS State S. 365-a---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997). S. 7---Kidnapping for ransom, act of terrorism---appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---accused were charged for kidnapping the complainant for ransom and making aerial firing for causing harassment---allegedly, at the time of the abduction, the accused persons had made aerial firing for creating harassment but in such type of offences usually aerial firing was not made, especially when no resistance was offered---Object of culprits was to remove the abductee from the place of abduction so that he might be shifted to some safe place without any hindrances---Complainant and witnesses had allegedly identified a teeming number of accused persons with their names and respective weapons, which created doubts---Source of identification was said to be torch lights but the same was not established---Complainant and witnesses had stated that they had identified the accused persons on torch light but the investigator did not collect those torches as real or objective evidence---Prosecution had not disclosed any reason for the non-collection of the torches and other articles to be produced during the trial---Circumstances established that the prosecution had failed to prove its case against the accused beyond any shadow of doubt---appeal against conviction was allowed, in circumstances.

Other judgments reported in 2022 PCRLJ

Back to the case-law library · Search Pakistani case law in Urdu or English