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GUFRAN ALI vs HASEEB KHAN S — 2023 PLD 536 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation
2023 PLD 536 SUPREME-COURT
Court
Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year
2023
Reporter
PLD
Parties
GUFRAN ALI vs HASEEB KHAN S
Provisions referred to
S. 8

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Judgment text as reported

GUFRAN ALI VS HASEEB KHAN S. 8(1)---Juvenile---Determination of age---Report of Medical Board---Conflicting reports---View favourable to accused to be adopted---Medical board constituted by the Trial Court to examine the accused submitted its report which consisted of three opinions of (i) Radiology Department, (ii) General Medicine Department, and (iii) Dental Department---Although the age of the respondent was found to be 18 to 20 years and 16 to 18 years by the two departments but it was settled principle of law that if two views were possible from the evidence adduced in the case then the view favourable to the accused was to be adopted---Trial Court had rightly declared the accused to be a juvenile at the time of commission of the offence---Petition for leave to appeal was dismissed and leave was refused.

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