MUHAMMAD NADEEM vs State Ss — 2023 PCrLJ 1297 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation: 2023 PCrLJ 1297 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court: Sindh High Court
Year: 2023
Reporter: PCRLJ
Parties: MUHAMMAD NADEEM vs State Ss
Subject matter: Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

MUHAMMAD NADEEM VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Contradictions in the statements of witnesses---Effect---Accused was charged that he along with co-accused committed murder of the brother of complainant during robbery---All the witnesses were consistent in their evidence---Some contradictions in their evidence, were minor in nature and not material and certainly not of such materiality so as to effect the prosecution case and the conviction of the accused---Evidence of the witnesses provided a believable corroborated unbroken chain of events from the robbery and shooting of the deceased by the accused to the deceased being taken to hospital, to recovery of the empties and blood at the scene of the death of the deceased on account of the gunshot wound, to the medical evidence and medical reports, to the arrest of the accused from whom a pistol was recovered along with the CNIC belonging to the robbed deceased, which led to a positive Forensic Science Laboratory Report in respect of the recovered empty, to the correct identification of the accused by the eye-witnesses eight hours after the robbery and shooting---Circumstances established that the prosecution had proved its case against the accused beyond any shadow of doubt---Appeal against conviction was dismissed accordingly.

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