MUHAMMAD AAMIR vs State Ss — 2022 YLR 484 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation: 2022 YLR 484 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court: Sindh High Court
Year: 2022
Reporter: YLR
Parties: MUHAMMAD AAMIR vs State Ss
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 7---Q; S. 161; S. 164

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Judgment text as reported

MUHAMMAD AAMIR VS State Ss. 302, 324, 109 & 34---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, abetment, common intention, act of terrorism---appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Improvements in the statements of witnesses---Scope---Prosecution case was that the accused persons and two unknown culprits started firing at the passengers of the passenger van during the course of which the complainant and a passenger sustained bullet injuries, who were shifted to the hospital where injured passenger succumbed to the injuries---Significant improvements were made by all the eye-witnesses in their statements under S.161, Cr.P.C. and statements under S. 164, Cr.P.C. as shown by numerous confrontations through those statements during their cross-examinations which could be considered as dishonest improvements made in order to improve the prosecution case---appeal against conviction was allowed, in circumstances.

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