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TARIQ ALI JATOI vs State Ss — 2022 YLRN 137 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation
2022 YLRN 137 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court
Sindh High Court
Year
2022
Parties
TARIQ ALI JATOI vs State Ss
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 23; S. 6; Penal Code (XLV of 1860); Anti-Terrorism Act

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Judgment text as reported

TARIQ ALI JATOI VS State Ss. 23 & 6---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 302, 114, 34, 338-B & 337-H(2)---Qatl-i-amd, abettor present when offence is committed, common intention, isqat-i-janin, hurt by rash or negligent act---"Terrorism"---Power to transfer cases to regular courts---Scope---Accused persons assailed the dismissal of their application under S. 23 of Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997---Record revealed that deceased was a local artist/singer, who was murdered during her performance at the stage in a public gathering and prima facie the incident appeared to have created fear and sense of insecurity not only amongst the people present in the gathering/ceremony before whom the deceased was performing but also to the public at large on account of the print and electronic media---Conduct of cruelty displayed by the accused that despite having come to know that deceased lady singer was having pregnancy of advanced stage he fired at her which not only resulted into the death of the lady singer but her unborn child also died in her womb---Offence, in the circumstances, fell within the ambit of S. 6 of Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997 and the case was exclusively triable by Anti-Terrorism Court---Revision application was dismissed.

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