SAEEDO alias SAINDAD vs State Ss — 2022 YLR 1540 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation: 2022 YLR 1540 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court: Sindh High Court
Year: 2022
Reporter: YLR
Parties: SAEEDO alias SAINDAD vs State Ss
Subject matter: Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

SAEEDO alias SAINDAD VS State Ss. 302(b), 324, 337-H(2), 504, 148 & 149---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, rash and negligent act, intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace, rioting armed with deadly weapon, unlawful assembly---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Contradictions in the statements of witnesses---Scope---Prosecution case was that the accused party made firing upon the complainant party, due to which the cousin of the complainant was hit and died, whereas brother and other cousin of complainant sustained injuries---Contradictions in the evidence of witnesses were noticed regarding reaching at the police station from the place of vardat and on using the vehicles/motor cycles as it was not mentioned in the FIR nor the person who were driving the said motorcycles were examined by the Investigation Officer---Said contradictions/improvements clearly indicated that the complainant and the other witnesses were not available at the time of incident and they did not witness the incident and the incident did not take place in the manner stated by the prosecution and the witnesses were telling lie before the police so also before the court, hence their evidence was not reliable nor trustworthy and confidence inspiring--- Circumstances established that the prosecution had failed to prove its case against the accused beyond any shadow of doubt---Appeal against conviction was allowed, in circumstances.

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