WAQAS MASIH alias SANWAL vs State Ss — 2023 YLR 1988 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

Case information

Citation: 2023 YLR 1988 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
Court: Balochistan High Court
Year: 2023
Reporter: YLR
Parties: WAQAS MASIH alias SANWAL vs State Ss
Subject matter: Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

WAQAS MASIH alias SANWAL VS State Ss. 302(b) & 336-B---Qatl-i-amd, hurt caused by corrosive substance---Appreciation of evidence--- Medical evidence corroborating prosecution case---Accused was charged for committing murder of the son of complainant by sprinkling acid on him, which resulted into burning of his face, chest and legs and later on he succumbed to his injuries---Medical evidence so produced by the prosecution established the unnatural death of deceased, who was injured due to sprinkling of acid and he remained under treatment at Burn Ward of hospital and succumbed to the injuries after five months and 21-days---Medical evidence also confirmed the receipt of acid burn injuries by the mother of the accused---Defence did not dispute the unnatural death of the deceased, but pleaded his false implication---Besides, the report of Forensic Science Agency also confirmed the identity of acid in the recovered bottle and on the clothes of the deceased---Appeal against conviction was dismissed accordingly.

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