YASEEN vs State Ss — 2023 PCrLJN 54 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

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YASEEN VS State Ss. 302, 337-J, 506(2) & 34---Qatl-i-amd, causing hurt by means of poison, criminal intimidation, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Contradictory statement of eye-witness---Scope---Prosecution case was that the accused and co-accused committed murder of brother of the complainant---Record transpired that the evidence of one of the witnesses appeared to be contradictory on material particulars of the case---Allegedly, said witness had seen the incident in the light of electric bulb and admittedly, he was brother of complainant as well as of deceased but his evidence was not supported by any corroborative/un-impeachable piece of evidence to connect the accused with the commission of offence---Besides, that a prosecution witness was brother of the complainant and at the time of incident was present along with complainant and other witness, but said witness had not been examined whereas complainant had been declared hostile by the prosecution---Evidence of said witness could not be safely relied upon for maintaining the conviction as the incident appeared to be on the basis of matrimonial dispute---Appeal against conviction was allowed, in circumstances.

YASEEN vs State Ss — 2023 PCrLJN 54 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

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