Yaseen Balouch vs State Ss — 2024 MLD 703 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation: 2024 MLD 703 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court: Sindh High Court
Year: 2024
Reporter: MLD
Parties: Yaseen Balouch vs State Ss
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 7---Q

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Judgment text as reported

Yaseen Balouch VS State Ss. 302, 324, 365 & 34---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), art. 129(g)---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, kidnapping or abducting with intent to secretly and wrongfully confine person, common intention, act of terrorism---appreciation of evidence---Benefit of Doubt---Material witnesses not produced for recording their evidence---Effect---accused were charged for committing murder of sister, brother-in-law and two nephews of the complainant, injuring his niece and also committing rape with his niece and her mother---Daughter of one of the deceased and the son of one of the deceased who were also in the house at the time of the beatings and rape and also witnessed the shooting of the deceased were about 13 to 14 years and 12 to 13 years of age respectively at that time and would have been about 15 to 16 years and 14 to 15 years of age respectively at the time of trial but they did not give evidence for the prosecution at trial---Both the said persons would have been mature enough to support the evidence of injured witness/victim and as such it appeared that the prosecution deliberately choose to omit some of the best evidence without any reason which tended to undermine the prosecution case---Circumstances established that the prosecution had failed to prove its case against the accused beyond any shadow of doubt---appeal against conviction was allowed, in circumstances.

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