MUHAMMAD ABBAS vs State Ss — 2023 SCMR 487 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2023 SCMR 487 SUPREME-COURT
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year: 2023
Reporter: SCMR
Parties: MUHAMMAD ABBAS vs State Ss
Subject matter: Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

MUHAMMAD ABBAS VS State Ss. 302(b) & 302(c)--- Qatl-i-amd--- Reappraisal of evidence---Conviction under section 302(b), P.P.C. converted into one under section 302(c), P.P.C.---Sentence, reduction in---Spur of the moment occurrence without any repetition of knife blows---Occurrence took place at the spur of the moment and there was no pre-meditation on the part of the accused persons---Admittedly, the occurrence took place in the house of the accused persons where the complainant party had brought a jirga for return of niece of the complainant, who was married with one of the accused against the will of her parents---Perusal of the record revealed that something happened immediately before the occurrence, which provoked the accused persons and they caused churri (knife) blows on the person of the deceased---Admittedly, both the accused persons did not repeat their act---Furthermore there was no deep rooted enmity between the parties---Taking a lenient view, the Supreme Court altered the conviction of accused persons from section 302(b), P.P.C. to section 302(c), P.P.C. and reduced their sentence of imprisonment for life to fourteen years rigorous imprisonment each---Petition for leave to appeal was converted into appeal and partly allowed.

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