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GULZAR vs State S — 2022 YLRN 17 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation
2022 YLRN 17 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court
Sindh High Court
Year
2022
Parties
GULZAR vs State S
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 302

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Judgment text as reported

GULZAR VS State S. 302(b)--- Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Sentence, reduction in---Accused was charged for committing murder of his brother-in-law and mother-in-law by firing---No legal infirmity existed in the evidence of the eye-witnesses---Said witnesses had successfully faced the test of cross-examination---Eye-witnesses had no enmity to involve the accused falsely in the case---Occurrence was day time incident and the case of single accused---Accused had not been able to lay down any foundation for his substitution in place of real culprit---Evidence of the eye-witnesses was quite reliable and confidence inspiring and corroborated by the medical evidence---Realizing that fact, defence did not press the appeal on merits---In such circumstances, the prosecution had succeeded to prove its case against the accused beyond any shadow of doubt---As the motive was not proved, therefore, the death sentence was reduced to imprisonment for life---Appeal against conviction was dismissed with said modification in sentence.

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