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---CCTV footage---Scope---Accused was charged for committing murder of the deceased in a hospital---Accuracy of recording of CCTV footage in the hospital had been proved through the evidence of CCTV operator, he was the person who was monitoring the CCTV footage in the hospital---Video was played before the Trial Court, accused was visible in the video, he was identified by the owner of the hospital and CCTV operator/witnesses as the accused was sanitary worker in the hospital---Safe custody of the CCTV footage after its preparation till production before the trial court had been proved---CCTV footage could safely be relied against the accused---Not a single question had been put by the defence to the prosecution witnesses regarding tampering with the USB---Circumstances established that the prosecution had proved its case against the accused beyond any shadow of 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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