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. 164---Q; S. 302; S. 201; Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)

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Judgment text as reported

MUHAMMAD USMAN VS State Ss. 302(b), 201 & 34---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 164---Qatl-i-amd, causing disappearance of evidence of offence, giving false information to screen defenders, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Sentence, reduction in---Confessional statement of accused persons---Scope---Accused were charged for committing murder of the brother of the complainant by firing---Confessional statements of the accused persons recorded by the Judicial Magistrate---Record prepared by the Judicial Magistrate as well as his deposition proved conclusively that he took all precaution to ensure that confession was voluntarily---Accused besides admitting commission of the offence also stated about the motive---Evidence relating to confession did not reflect inducement, threat or promise and could not be kept out of consideration, merely on the ground that it was recorded after fifteen (15) days of arrest of the accused persons---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 to fifteen years, in circumstances---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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