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ADNAN ABBASI vs State Ss — 2022 PCrLJ 376 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation
2022 PCrLJ 376 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court
Sindh High Court
Year
2022
Reporter
PCRLJ
Parties
ADNAN ABBASI vs State Ss
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 164---Q; Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)

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Judgment text as reported

ADNAN ABBASI VS State Ss. 302(b), 201, 202 & 34---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 164---Qatl-i-amd, causing disappearance of evidence, intentional omission to give information of an offence, common intention---Appreciation of offence---Confessional statement, recording of---Infirmities---Scope---Accused was charged that he along with co-accused committed murder of the son of complainant---Numerous significant procedural omissions were made by the Judicial Magistrate in recording the confession of accused---Accused was not informed that he would not be returned to police custody if he failed to confess and that the confession could be used against him in evidence---Judicial confession would still need to be corroborated by some other independent evidence from an unimpeachable source---Circumstances established that the prosecution had failed to prove its case against the accused beyond shadow of doubt---Appeal against conviction was allowed, in circumstances.

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