PAK LAW GPT — Pakistan Case Law AI justice scale emblemPAK LAW GPTCase law · Urdu & English

MASHOOQUE vs State Ss — 2023 MLD 749 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation
2023 MLD 749 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court
Sindh High Court
Year
2023
Reporter
MLD
Parties
MASHOOQUE vs State Ss
Subject matter
Criminal

Fields are extracted from the reported citation and judgment text. Where a detail is not stated in the record, it is not shown.

Judgment text as reported

MASHOOQUE VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---Qatl-i-amd and common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Sentence, reduction in---Ocular account supported by medical evidence---Scope---Accused was charged that he along with co-accused committed murder of the cousin of complainant---Allegedly, deceased had an evil eye upon the wife of accused and accused committed the murder of deceased due to such motive---Crucial evidence relied upon by prosecution was that of complainant which spoke about the incident specifically in a tune that what he had stated in FIR---Complainant deposed that he had witnessed the incident and accused had committed the murder of deceased because accused had declared that deceased had evil eye upon his wife---Other eye-witnesses had also witnessed the incident, as on the relevant night they were also sleeping with deceased in the premises of hotel on separate cots---Eye-witnesses were subjected to thorough and detailed cross-examination, the defence could not elicit any material to shake their credibility which was perfectly in tune with FIR---All the three eye-witnesses had given a graphic description of the incident occurred at the time of occurrence---As regard to the presence of eye-witnesses at the time of incident along with deceased, there was huge evidence and presence of all the eye-witnesses at place of incident at the relevant time had been established by prosecution---Evidence of eye-witnesses had been supported by medical evidence and corroborated by other pieces of evidence---Circumstances established that the prosecution had proved its case against the accused beyond any shadow of doubt, however, motive was not proved, thus death sentence was reduced to imprisonment for life.

Other judgments reported in 2023 MLD

Back to the case-law library · Search Pakistani case law in Urdu or English