KHALID AHMED vs State S — 2023 YLR 915 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

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KHALID AHMED VS State S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Circumstantial evidence---Scope---Accused was charged for committing murder of the sister of the complainant by inflicting churri blow---Evidence of sole eye-witness provided a chain of events/circumstances which connected the accused with commission of the offence---Accused failed to produce any evidence in his defence---Accused in his statement recorded under S. 342, Cr.P.C. failed to explain the murder of unmarried daughter in his house---Record transpired that accused prior to the commission of the murder of the deceased had also committed murder of his wife---Chain of circumstantial evidence was firm and continuous, leaving no margin for the hypothesis of innocence of the accused---Rope of circumstantial evidence, adduced by the prosecution, tied the dead body of the deceased girl with the neck of the accused---Occurrence in the case, as per prosecution case, took place at 02.00 p.m. inside the room of the house of the accused---Eye-witness had seen the accused while taking his daughter/deceased when she was preparing meals to the room and at the time of killing her she was raising cries and was calling eye-witness present in the same house for rescue when accused committed her murder and there was silence in the room---Accused came out of the room and eye-witness saw, his clothes blood stained, churri/knife was in his hand---Even otherwise, attack on the deceased which led to her death was brutal, barbaric and frenzied, causing 03 incised wounds on vital parts of her body---Circumstances established that the prosecution had succeeded in proving its case against the accused beyond any shadow of doubt---Appeal against conviction was dismissed accordingly. Citation Name: 2023 YLR 915 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDHBookmark this Case KHALID AHMED VS State S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Minor contradictions in the statements of witnesses---Effect---Accused was charged for committing murder of the sister of the complainant by inflicting churri blow---Record showed that the evidence of other witnesses was also consistent on all material particulars of the case, however, there were some contradictions in their evidence---Such contradictions were minor in nature and not material and certainly not of such materiality so as to effect the prosecution case---Circumstances established that the prosecution had succeeded in proving its case against the accused beyond any shadow of doubt---Appeal against conviction was dismissed accordingly. Citation Name: 2023 YLR 915 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDHBookmark this Case KHALID AHMED VS State S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Non-recovery of crime weapon---Scope---Accused was charged for committing murder of the sister of the complainant by inflicting churri blow---Crime weapon/churri could not be recovered from the accused, as he absconded away after commission of the offence---Challan was submitted against accused under S. 512, Cr.P.C.---Circumstances established that the prosecution had succeeded in proving its case against the accused beyond any shadow of doubt---Appeal against conviction was dismissed accordingly. Citation Name: 2023 YLR 915 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDHBookmark this Case KHALID AHMED VS State S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Accused was charged for committing murder of the sister of the complainant by inflicting churri blow---Ocular account supported by medical evidence---Scope---Record showed that place of occurrence was admittedly house of the accused and deceased---Eye-witness/ sister-in-law of the complainant was a natural witness---After her examination-in-chief, she was subjected to lengthy cross-examination, but nothing in favour of accused came on record---Said witness had no motive to falsely implicate the accused in the case---Statement of said witness was confidence inspiring---Evidence of said witness was also corroborated by the medical evidence---All the injuries were found to have been caused by sharp cutting weapon---Appellant was only accused who caused said injuries to the deceased daughter---Accused was seen by the said eye-witness coming out from the room in which accused committed murder of his daughter, his clothes were stained with blood and was armed with churri---Eye-witness had no enmity whatsoever with the accused to falsely implicate him in the murder of his daughter---Evidence of said witness was sufficient to prove the case of prosecution---Evidence of said witness was supported by complainant and other witnesses---Evidence of said witness was also fully corroborated by medical evidence---Trial Court had rightly relied and appreciated the evidence---Medical Officer, who carried out post-mortem examination of deceased fully supported the evidence of eye-witness, which showed that deceased, sustained three stab wounds---Circumstances established that the prosecution had succeeded in proving its case against the accused beyond any shadow of doubt---Appeal against conviction was dismissed accordingly.

KHALID AHMED vs State S — 2023 YLR 915 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

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