Citation Name: 2023 PCrLJ 367 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURTBookmark this Case ZAHID KHAN vs State S — 2023 PCrLJ 367 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2023 PCrLJ 367 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
Court: Peshawar High Court
Year: 2023
Reporter: PCRLJ
Parties: Citation Name: 2023 PCrLJ 367 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURTBookmark this Case ZAHID KHAN vs State S
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 7---P; S. 25-D---A; Penal Code (XLV of 1860); Telegraph Act (XIII of 1885)

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Judgment text as reported

Citation Name: 2023 PCrLJ 367 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURTBookmark this Case ZAHID KHAN VS State S. 7---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 387, 506, 419 & 34---Telegraph Act (XIII of 1885), S. 25-D---Act of terrorism, putting person in fear of death or of grievous hurt in order to commit extortion, criminal intimidation, cheating by personation, penalty for causing annoyance---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Scope---Prosecution case against accused pertained to demand of donation (Bhatta), criminal intimidation, cheating, etc. from the complainant---Prosecution witnesses had never ever attributed the alleged threatening calls to the accused and had expressed their ignorance regarding the alleged threat calls---Complainant had repeatedly disclosed that the demand with respect to the event in hand from the caller was with respect to donation for the welfare of orphans and widows and nothing as such was highlighted which could give slight presumption of Bhatta amounting to extortion---Evidence led by the prosecution suffered from material contradictions and discrepancies which made the prosecution case highly doubtful---Trial Court had not appreciated evidence in its true perspective, reached to a wrong conclusion by holding the accused guilty of the offence---Appeal against conviction was allowed, in circumstances. Citation Name: 2023 PCrLJ 367 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURTBookmark this Case ZAHID KHAN VS State Benefit of doubt---Scope---Slightest doubt in the prosecution case is sufficient to grant acquittal to an accused.

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