QADIR BUX vs State S — 2023 MLD 469 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation: 2023 MLD 469 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court: Sindh High Court
Year: 2023
Reporter: MLD
Parties: QADIR BUX vs State S
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 302

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Judgment text as reported

QADIR BUX VS State S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Sentence, reduction in---Accused was charged for committing murder of daughter of the complainant by inflicting hatchet blows---Prosecution had examined three eye-witnesses---All the eye-witnesses had deposed that accused after committing the murder of victim ran away---All the witnesses were cross examined at length but nothing favourable to the accused came on record---All the eye-witnesses including the father of deceased were natural witnesses being the residents of house infront of which occurrence had taken place---Said witnesses had no enmity to falsely implicate the accused in the case---As prosecution failed to prove motive against the accused, thus death penalty was reduced to imprisonment for life---Appeal against conviction was dismissed with the modification in sentence.

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