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NOOR UL HAQ vs State Ss — 2022 YLR 537 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT

Case information

Citation
2022 YLR 537 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
Court
Peshawar High Court
Year
2022
Reporter
YLR
Parties
NOOR UL HAQ vs State Ss
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 15---Q

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Judgment text as reported

NOOR UL HAQ VS State Ss. 302(b), 311, 322 & 496-a---Khyber Pakhtunkhwa arms act (XXIII of 2013), S. 15---Qatl-i-amd, tazir after waiver or compounding of right of qisas in qatl-i-amd, qatl-bis-sabab, enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a woman, possession of unlicensed arms---appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---accused was charged for committing murder of his wife/daughter of the complainant as the co-accused enticed her away---Record showed that no direct evidence of the occurrence was available---So far as the accused was concerned, the witnesses mentioned in the first report had not supported the contents of the report---all the three eye-witnesses had resiled from their earlier statements---Prosecution was then left with circumstantial evidence---Circumstantial evidence in the case had not been found netted together---Circumstantial evidence comprised of mostly isolated pieces of evidence which could not be considered as sufficient for connecting the accused with the commission of offence---No evidence was available that the lady had been enticed away or killed by the co-accused---Circumstances established that the prosecution had not been able to prove case against accused beyond reasonable doubt---appeal against conviction was allowed, in circumstances. Head NotesCase Description

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