ADIL vs State Ss — 2022 PCrLJN 47 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

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ADIL VS State Ss. 302, 324, 365, 376 & 34---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine a person, rape, common intention, act of terrorism---appreciation of evidence---Circumstantial evidence---Scope---accused were charged for committing rape upon the sister and niece of complainant and then murdering the brother-in-law, sister and two nephews of the complainant and also injuring his niece---according to the prosecution about ten heavily armed men entered that rather small house, beaten up and tied up the occupants of whom there were about eight, gang raped two of the female occupants and then forcible took them all from the house---Yet the house appeared to have been in an undisturbed state which would not support such an incident taking place in the house---Circumstances established that the prosecution had failed to prove its case against the accused beyond of any reasonable doubt---appeal against conviction was allowed, in circumstances.

ADIL vs State Ss — 2022 PCrLJN 47 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

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