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Mst. KHADEJA vs State Ss — 2024 PCrLJ 405 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation
2024 PCrLJ 405 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court
Sindh High Court
Year
2024
Reporter
PCRLJ
Parties
Mst. KHADEJA vs State Ss
Subject matter
Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

Mst. KHADEJA VS State Ss. 302(b), 364, 201 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, kidnapping or abducting in order to murder, causing disappearance of evidence of offence, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Recovery of weapon of offence on the pointation of accused---Reliance---Scope---Accused was charged that she along with her co-accused committed murder of the brother of complainant after kidnapping him---Record showed that on the pointation of accused, the hammer which was used to murder the deceased and spade which was used to dig the hole in which the deceased was buried were handed over to the police---Final exhumation report opined that the deceased in effect died from injuries to vital organs i.e. brain---Such injuries were consistent with being hit over the head with the recovered hammer which was also found to be blood stained in the chemical report---Circumstances established that the prosecution had proved its case against the accused beyond any shadow of doubt, however, his sentence was reduced from death to life imprisonment---Appeal against conviction was dismissed with said modification in sentence.

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