MUHAMMAD USMAN vs State Ss — 2023 YLR 555 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

Case information

Citation: 2023 YLR 555 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
Court: Balochistan High Court
Year: 2023
Reporter: YLR
Parties: MUHAMMAD USMAN vs State Ss
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 302; S. 201

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Judgment text as reported

MUHAMMAD USMAN VS State Ss. 302(b), 201 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, causing disappearance of evidence of offence, giving false information to screen defenders, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Sentence, reduction in---Recovery of weapon of offence, crime empties and dead body---Scope---Accused were charged for committing murder of the brother of the complainant by firing---Pistol and crime empty were not sent to Forensic Science Laboratory for matching, therefore, simple recovery of weapon and crime empty could not be considered as corroborative piece of evidence---However, the recovery of dead body of the deceased was strong corroborative evidence---Appeal was partly allowed and conviction of the accused was converted from S. 302(b), P.P.C. to S. 302(c), P.P.C. and his sentence was reduced from life imprisonment to fifteen years---Conviction and sentence of the other accused under S. 302(b), P.P.C. was set aside and he was convicted under S. 201, P.P.C. and sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for five years.

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