ALTAF HUSSAIN vs State Ss — 2022 PCrLJN 99 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

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ALTAF HUSSAIN VS State Ss. 302, 364, 120-B, 148 & 149---Qatl-i-amd, kidnapping or abducting in order to murder, criminal conspiracy, rioting armed with deadly weapon, unlawful assembly---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Contradictions in statement of complainant---Scope---Accused was charged for abducting the son of complainant and then murdering him---Complainant had given contradictory evidence in respect of information about poison to the deceased---Complainant stated in his cross-examination that he had heard form hotel that accused persons administered poison in tea and thereafter they committed murder of his son---Complainant also admitted during the cross-examination that he did not inquire from the waiters and owner of hotel whether his son and accused had come to that hotel or not---Medical evidence was silent about the poison---No evidence was available that the accused persons and the deceased were seen at the hotel---Said fact alone was sufficient to disbelieve the evidence of complainant---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.

ALTAF HUSSAIN vs State Ss — 2022 PCrLJN 99 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

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