Mst. SUMEERA SALEEM vs State S — 2023 MLD 1880 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

Case information

Citation: 2023 MLD 1880 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
Court: Balochistan High Court
Year: 2023
Reporter: MLD
Parties: Mst. SUMEERA SALEEM vs State S
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 302; S. 340

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Judgment text as reported

Mst. SUMEERA SALEEM VS State S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Recovery of suicide note-letter---Proof---Accused was charged for committing murder of her husband and two daughters by slitting their throats---Recovery of suicide note-letter revealed the motive of illicit relations of deceased husband of accused with one lady; apprehending danger of being killed by her husband and admitting murder of her deceased husband and children---To prove that the suicide note-letter written by the accused herself, the prosecution produced Judicial Magistrate, who stated to have obtained the specimen handwriting of the accused, whereof he produced certificate of handwriting issued by him---Defence disputed statement of Judicial Magistrate but his testimony went unshaken---Specimen handwriting of the accused and suicide note-letter, which were sent for forensic analysis, a positive Forensic Science Laboratory Report was received, whereby it was confirmed that the writing of the accused tallied the handwriting on the suicide note-letter---Accused had neither come forward to suggest during cross-examination as to why she had been indicted for the murder of her family members nor stepped into the witness box as contemplated under S. 340(2) of Cr.P.C. to offer explanation to the allegations brought forward against her by the prosecution---Circumstances established that the prosecution successfully proved the indictment against the accused, which did not require to be meddled with---Appeal against the conviction was accordingly dismissed.

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