RAJESH alias RAJU vs State S — 2022 YLR 1855 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation: 2022 YLR 1855 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court: Sindh High Court
Year: 2022
Reporter: YLR
Parties: RAJESH alias RAJU vs State S
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 302

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Judgment text as reported

RAJESH alias RAJU VS State S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Sentence, reduction in---Accused was charged for committing murder of the deceased in a hospital---Owner of the hospital and CCTV operator/witnesses had clearly stated that they had identified the accused in CCTV footage while causing knife blows to the deceased, in the hospital---Accused was sweeper in the said hospital and deceased was receptionist/dispenser in the said hospital---Said witnesses knew the accused---Evidence of one of the witnesses, CCTV operator of the hospital was quite reliable and trustworthy---Said witness had no motive to falsely implicate the accused in the murder of the deceased---Evidence of CCTV operator and owner of the hospital was quite reliable and beyond any doubt---Evidence of Medical Officer, who produced the post-mortem report, fully supported the prosecution case---Chain of circumstantial evidence, including the recovery of churri, positive reports of the Chemical Examiner was firmed and continuous, leaving no margin for the hypothesis of the innocence of the accused---Prosecution had thus proved its case against the accused beyond reasonable doubt, however, due to mitigating circumstances, death sentence was reduced to imprisonment for life---Appeal against conviction was dismissed with said modification in sentence.

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