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Muhammad Kashif vs State S — 2024 PCrLJ 1005 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation
2024 PCrLJ 1005 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court
Sindh High Court
Year
2024
Reporter
PCRLJ
Parties
Muhammad Kashif vs State S
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 302

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Judgment text as reported

Muhammad Kashif VS State S. 302 (b)---Qatl-i-amd---appreciation of evidence---Mitigating circumstances, absence of---Effect---Accused was alleged to have murdered his sister's husband in presence of minor daughter and mother of deceased---Accused was convicted by Trial Court for committing murder and was sentenced to death penalty---Validity---Evidence of prosecution witnesses, medical reports including postmortem report of deceased and recovery of empties at the scene lead to positive Forensic Science Laboratory report---Blood recovered from the scene led to a positive chemical report---Prosecution proved beyond doubt that deceased was shot and murdered by firearm outside his house--- Prosecution evidence was reliable, trustworthy and confidence inspiring---Evidence of eye-witnesses and other corroborative / supportive evidence proved that prosecution had proved its case against accused beyond a reasonable doubt for the offence for which he had been convicted---There were no mitigating circumstances which could warrant death sentence to be reduced to that of life imprisonment---It was premeditated brutal murder whereby accused fired three shots at deceased and intentionally murdered him in front of his mother and baby daughter over a petty dispute out of which a baby girl had lost her father---High Court maintained conviction and sentence awarded by Trial Court as accused was not entitled to any leniency---Appeal was dismissed, in circumstances.

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