BARKAT ALI vs State Benefit of doubt — 2023 PCrLJ 1146 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation: 2023 PCrLJ 1146 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court: Sindh High Court
Year: 2023
Reporter: PCRLJ
Parties: BARKAT ALI vs State Benefit of doubt

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Judgment text as reported

BARKAT ALI VS State Benefit of doubt---Principle---If a single doubt created reasonable doubt in a prudent mind about the guilt of the accused, then the accused would be entitled to such benefit not as a matter of grace and concession, but as a matter of right.

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