MURAD alias MANN vs MANZOOR AHMED Ss — 2022 PLD 209 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation: 2022 PLD 209 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court: Sindh High Court
Year: 2022
Reporter: PLD
Parties: MURAD alias MANN vs MANZOOR AHMED Ss
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 173; S. 6

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Judgment text as reported

MURAD alias MANN VS MANZOOR AHMED Ss. 6 & 23---act of terrorism---Necessary ingredients---accused sought transfer of his case to Court of ordinary criminal jurisdiction on the plea that it was not an act of terrorism---Validity---Fear or insecurity created actually or not as a result of an offence is not a decisive factor to qualify it as terrorism; it is only when intent and motive of such offence is to create fear or insecurity in society for achieving political, ideological and religious objectives, such act can be labelled as terrorism---Deceased were done away inside house and motive prima facie, from investigation report under S.173, Cr.P.C. besides being robbery was shrouded in mystery---Purpose to kill deceased was unrelated to objectives specified and detailed in S.6(1)(c) of anti-Terrorism act, 1997---Though death of deceased was horrific but design to assassinate them was not to create terrorism or to destabilize government for achieving political etc. objectives---Such situation, its effects and consequences did not align with terrorism---Case was transferred from the Court of anti-Terrorism to Court of ordinary criminal jurisdiction---Revision was allowed, in circumstances.

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