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Master MUHAMMAD NASEEM vs State S — 2022 YLR 469 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

Case information

Citation
2022 YLR 469 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
Court
Balochistan High Court
Year
2022
Reporter
YLR
Parties
Master MUHAMMAD NASEEM vs State S
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 302

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Judgment text as reported

Master MUHAMMAD NASEEM VS State S. 302(b)---Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), Art. 40---Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Delay in disclosure made by the witness---Scope--- Accused was charged for committing murder of father of complainant by firing---In the present case, a witness had claimed to be the witness of disclosure of the accused recorded during investigation, wherein allegedly the accused had not only confessed his guilt, but also got recovered the crime weapon from the roof of the house of deceased---Record showed that the alleged recovery of crime weapon was effected after 20-days of incident from the roof of the house of complainant party, thus, it was beyond imagination that the said pistol remained on the roof of complainant party and no one had seen it and even after 20-days its condition was not deteriorated---Even otherwise, the Investigating Officer admitted in his cross-examination that the alleged recovery of pistol was not effected in his presence---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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