BADAR ZAMAN vs State S — 2022 PCrLJN 101 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

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BADAR ZAMAN VS State S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Contradictions in the statements of witnesses---Scope---Accused was charged for committing murder of the wife of the complainant---Complainant in his examination-in-chief deposed that his brother and maternal cousin took his injured wife to hospital---Other witness during his cross-examination stated that two other persons took the deceased to hospital in taxi car---Mashir of the case gave another version about the shifting of the deceased towards the hospital and during his cross-examination stated that another two persons came at the time of incident and took the injured/deceased to hospital---Complainant during his cross-examination stated that the brothers of the deceased had not come at that time at the place of incident, whereas, the witness during his cross-examination stated that sister and brother of the deceased came at the place of incident after the incident---Other witness in his cross-examination stated that sister, brother of deceased and some other persons were available at the place of incident and some women were also available at the place of incident---Said contradictions in the evidence of prosecution witnesses reflected that they had not witnessed the incident---Statements of eye-witnesses were contradictory to each other and also self-contradictory which had no evidentiary value---Circumstances established that prosecution had failed to prove its case against the accused beyond any reasonable doubt---Appeal against conviction was allowed, in circumstances.

BADAR ZAMAN vs State S — 2022 PCrLJN 101 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

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