HAJIRA BIBI alias SEEMI vs State Ss — 2023 YLRN 19 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

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HAJIRA BIBI alias SEEMI VS State Ss. 302, 201, 202, 109 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, causing disappearance of evidence, intentional omission to give information of an offence, abetment, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Delay in lodging the FIR---Scope---Accused were charged for committing murder of the brother of the complainant---Delay in lodging the FIR was not found to be fatal in the case which was based on the particular facts and circumstances---Complainant was informed about his brother's murder whereupon he reached the hospital---After the post-mortem he took the body for burial and then lodged the FIR---Nothing was available to show that complainant consulted the police---Ladies accused were not even named in the FIR as at that time he did not know that they were involved in the murder---Had the complainant wanted to falsely implicate the ladies accused he would have named them in the FIR---Complainant had no enmity against the ladies accused and had no reason to implicate them in a false case and no benefit was gained by the prosecution in the delayed FIR and no prejudice caused to the accused persons.

HAJIRA BIBI alias SEEMI vs State Ss — 2023 YLRN 19 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

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