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

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Judgment text as reported

MASHOOQUE VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---Qatl-i-amd and common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Sentence, reduction in---Related witnesses---Scope---Accused was charged that he along with co-accused committed murder of the cousin of complainant---Record showed that eye-witnesses were closely related to deceased---Merely because the witnesses were close relatives of deceased, the evidence of such witnesses could not be discarded---Treating as an interested version unless otherwise established, it could not be concluded that a person who was closely related to the deceased would make a statement for falsely implicating any person so as to permit the real person to escape from the clutches of law---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.

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