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FARHAN AHMED vs State S — 2022 YLR 1085 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation
2022 YLR 1085 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court
Sindh High Court
Year
2022
Reporter
YLR
Parties
FARHAN AHMED vs State S
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 302

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Judgment text as reported

FARHAN AHMED VS State S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Sentence, reduction in---Mitigating circumstances--- Scope---Accused was charged for committing murder of his wife/sister of the complainant---Admittedly, there was no direct evidence in the present case and the motive of the incident had remained shrouded in mystery---Evidently, relation between wife and husband were normal before the night of incident---Prosecution had not brought on record as to what happened prior to the scene of occurrence or what prompted the accused to take away the life of his wife at night time---Confession of the accused was not recorded in accordance with the settled principles of law---Said facts were the mitigating circumstances---Single mitigating circumstance would be sufficient to put on guard the Court not to award the penalty of death but life imprisonment---In such circumstances, conviction under S.302(b), P.P.C. was upheld, but reduced the sentence of accused from that of the death penalty to life imprisonment---Appeal against conviction was disposed of with said modification in sentence.

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