MUHAMMAD SHAHZAD KHALIQ vs State Ss — 2023 PCrLJ 1310 ISLAMABAD

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MUHAMMAD SHAHZAD KHALIQ VS State Ss. 292-a, 292-C, 337-B & 506(ii)---Sexual exploitation of minors, making porn videos of minors---appreciation of evidence---accused was charged that he along with his co-accused made a nude video clip of the son of complainant and thereafter forced him to commit immorality, else they would spread the video clip---Testimony of complainant's son and other victims revealed that they were sexually abused, their videos were recorded, whereafter they were blackmailed by accused and co-accused---all the extracted artifacts summary had been provided in the court of law containing the images of accused with several minor children---Such aspect clearly established that the sexual exploitation was not limited to the extent of victims who appeared before the Court, rather hundreds of children had been victimized at the hands of accused, who had not only recorded the obscene videos or images, rather allegedly committed rape/sodomy with those minors, though the charges of rape had not been proved against the accused as he had been acquitted in terms of S. 377, P.P.C., but that did not absolve the accused from the heinousness of the crime of sexually seducing them and exploiting them through their videos and blackmailing them for his unnatural lust---There was no need for summoning of all those victims in such type of crimes where technical evidence of preparing of obscene photographs/videos was available from any information technology system or through any electronic means in any manner and had been confirmed from the Forensic Expert through technical reports---appeal against conviction was dismissed accordingly. Citation Name: 2023 PCrLJ 1310 ISLAMABADBookmark this Case MUHAMMAD SHAHZAD KHALIQ VS State Ss. 292-a, 292-C, 337-B & 506(ii)---Sexual exploitation of minors, making porn videos of minors---appreciation of evidence---Recovery of mobile phone, SIMs and pistol from the possession of the accused---Reliance---accused was charged that he along with his co-accused made a nude video clip of the son of complainant and thereafter forced him to commit immorality, else they would spread his video clip---Investigating Officer recovered mobile phone with two SIMs---Complainant was cross-examined at length, who remained consistent on all material points qua the recovery of pistol, mobile phone and two SIMs---Investigating Officer also arrested co-accused and got recovered his mobile phone, which was also used for making the alleged nude films and pictures of several minors, though it was not the case of prosecution that on a particular date or time the alleged made films were made, but the recovered mobile phone was transmitted to Forensic Expert of FIa after getting permission from concerned police official for forensic analysis---as a result whereof, the Forensic Expert Report as well as USB had been brought on record by the prosecution---Extraction summary of mobile phone revealed that 22800 images and 839 videos were recovered---However, the detailed summary appended with present case confirmed making of porn videos of a hundreds of minors, who had been seduced and sexually exploited, allegedly raped by the accused, who was also present in majority of the videos and photo images with minor girls and boys---Circumstances established that the prosecution had proved its case against the accused beyond any shadow of reasonable doubt---appeal against conviction was dismissed accordingly.

MUHAMMAD SHAHZAD KHALIQ vs State Ss — 2023 PCrLJ 1310 ISLAMABAD

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