JANAB ALI vs State S — 2022 SCMR 1323 SUPREME-COURT

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JANAB ALI VS State S. 497(2)---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), S. 302(b)---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 185(3)---Murder of a woman on the pretext of honour---Bail, grant of---Further inquiry---Prosecution case against the accused was that he came to the house of the complainant, where the deceased had moved to because of a disagreement with her husband (principal accused) and that both he and her husband shot and killed her---Counsel for accused submitted that the three spent bullet casings recovered from the crime scene had been forensically tested, which revealed that they were fired from one firearm; that accused was roped in merely because he was the uncle of the principal accused; that subsequent investigation conducted by the police with regard to a recorded conversation between sister of the deceased and principal accused did not implicate the accused; that no firearm was recovered from the accused; that the accused was an elderly man of seventy plus years and keeping him incarcerated whilst the trial continued would deprive him of the few more years that may be left of his natural life, before the trial was concluded---Held, that the contentions raised by the counsel for the accused made present case one of further inquiry---Petition for leave to appeal was converted into appeal and allowed, and accused was admitted to bail. Head NotesCase Description Citation Name: 2022 SCMR 1323 SUPREME-COURTBookmark this Case JANAB ALI VS State S. 302(b)--- Murder of a woman on the pretext of honour---Investigation---Lack of lady police officers to investigate crimes in Province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa---Observations recorded by the Supreme Court about the importance of lady police officers for investigating crimes of honour killing and the need for Standard Operating Procedure for investigating crimes committed against women on the pretext of honour. Head NotesCase Description

JANAB ALI vs State S — 2022 SCMR 1323 SUPREME-COURT

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