Syed RIFFAT HUSSAIN vs State Ss — 2022 PCrLJN 108 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

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Syed RIFFAT HUSSAIN VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), art. 22---Qatl-i-amd, common intention, act of terrorism---appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Test identification parade---Infirmities---Scope---accused were charged for committing murder of father of complainant and his friend---Identification parade had not been carried out in accordance with the guiding principles of law; eight dummies were used for all the five separate identifications of the accused persons which meant that after the third identification parade, the witness would have been aware of the two accused---addresses and CNIC's of the dummies had not been taken---Record showed that there was an unexplained delay of eighteen days in holding the identification parade---accused being in police custody during said period, there was ample opportunity for showing the accused to the identifier---No mandatory certificate of identification was available on record---appeals against conviction were allowed, in circumstances.

Syed RIFFAT HUSSAIN vs State Ss — 2022 PCrLJN 108 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

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