MASOOD AHMED vs State Ss — 2022 YLRN 63 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

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MASOOD AHMED VS State Ss. 302(b), 147, 148 & 149---Qatl-i-amd, rioting, rioting armed with deadly weapon, unlawful assembly---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Delay in sending the incriminating material for analysis---Effect---Prosecution case was that on 08.09.2018, the accused and co-accused persons made firing on the complainant party, due to which, four persons sustained injuries but son of complainant succumbed to the injuries---Record depicted that the blood stained earth, blood stained shirt, shalwar (trouser) and cap received at Forensic Science Laboratory on 4th October, 2018, without any explanation as to where the alleged material was kept and in whose custody---Prosecution had failed to justify such delay---Forensic Science Laboratory Report was a corroborative piece of evidence---If the ocular account was disbelieved, the conviction could not be sustained merely on corroborative evidence---Appeal against conviction was allowed, in circumstances. Head NotesCase Description

MASOOD AHMED vs State Ss — 2022 YLRN 63 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

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