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Mumtaz vs State Ss — 2024 MLD 830 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation
2024 MLD 830 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court
Sindh High Court
Year
2024
Reporter
MLD
Parties
Mumtaz vs State Ss
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 7---K

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Judgment text as reported

Mumtaz VS State Ss. 365-a, 148 & 149---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Kidnapping or abduction for extorting property, valuable security, etc., rioting armed with deadly weapon, unlawful assembly, act of terrorism---appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---accused was charged that he along with his co-accused persons kidnapped many persons on the force of weapons and demanded ransom of Rs. ten lac for their release---Intriguingly the FIR was lodged on the same day as the abductees were released from the dacoits following a police encounter which begged the question why one of the abductees did not lodge the FIR---Complainant and other police witnesses went to the place of wardat (occurrence) after registration of the FIR but how did they know where the wardat was as no one pointed it out to them---at the place of wardat, police made no recovery---No Police Officer who allegedly was involved in the encounter with the dacoits which led to the release of the abductees gave evidence about the encounter---Nothing was recovered at the time of the encounter so question was whether an encounter actually took place which led to the release of the abductees or was it a made up story---Moreover, there was no evidence of any ransom demand being made or paid or recovered from the accused or any alleged member of his gang---appeal against conviction was allowed, in circumstances.

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