WASEEM KHAN vs State Ss — 2022 PCrLJN 70 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

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WASEEM KHAN VS State Ss. 419, 420, 468, 471, 448, 506 & 34---Cheating by personation, cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property, forgery for purpose of cheating, using as genuine a forged document, house trespass, criminal intimidation, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Appeal against acquittal---Delay of four years in lodging the FIR---Scope---Prosecution case was that the accused got prepared a fake general power of attorney with fake signature of father of complainant and then sold his flat, when the complainant enquired from the accused about doing so, she extended threats to the complainant---Record showed that the alleged Power of Attorney was executed on 09.03.2005, when the conveyance deed dated 09.03.2005 was executed and whereas the subject FIR was lodged after four years of execution of Power of Attorney and one year of the execution of conveyance deed---No explanation was provided for such an inordinate delay in lodgement of the FIR, which could not be lost sight of---Circumstances established that the prosecution had failed to prove its case against accused beyond the reasonable doubt--- Appeal against acquittal was dismissed accordingly.

WASEEM KHAN vs State Ss — 2022 PCrLJN 70 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

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