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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; S. 164---Q; S. 342; Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)

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Judgment text as reported

FARHAN AHMED VS State S. 302(b)---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 164---Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Sentence, reduction in---Confessional statement of accused---Scope---Accused was charged for committing murder of his wife/sister of the complainant---In the present case, Judicial Magistrate had recorded confessional statement of accused while observing all the legal formalities and provided sufficient time to the accused for reflection---Confession of the accused was materially corroborated by other pieces of evidence produced by the prosecution at trial---Accused in his statement recorded under S.342, Cr.P.C., admitted that he had made true and voluntarily confession before the Judicial Magistrate---Circumstances established that prosecution had proved its case against the accused, thus, conviction was upheld under S.302(b), P.P.C., 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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