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MASKEEN ULLAH vs State S — 2023 SCMR 1568 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation
2023 SCMR 1568 SUPREME-COURT
Court
Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year
2023
Reporter
SCMR
Parties
MASKEEN ULLAH vs State S
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 302

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Judgment text as reported

MASKEEN ULLAH VS State S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Reappraisal of evidence---Petition for enhancement of sentence, dismissal of---Mitigating circumstances already taken into consideration by the High Court---High Court while taking into consideration that the motive was not established by the prosecution, and that the crime empties were not recovered from the place of occurrence and there was no positive report of Forensic Science Laboratory, reduced the sentence of the accused from death to life---Not a single eye-witness of the motive was ever produced; even the ladies who were allegedly teased were not produced, and no report for the same was lodged in the Police Station---High Court had rightly disbelieved the motive---Petition seeking enhancement of sentence of accused was dismissed.

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