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Syed MUHAMMAD IQBAL SHAH vs State Ss — 2024 PCrLJ 444 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation
2024 PCrLJ 444 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court
Sindh High Court
Year
2024
Reporter
PCRLJ
Parties
Syed MUHAMMAD IQBAL SHAH vs State Ss
Subject matter
Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

Syed MUHAMMAD IQBAL SHAH VS State Ss. 302(b), 377 & 201---Qatl-i-amd, sodomy and causing disappearance of evidence---Appreciation of evidence---Recovery of incriminating material---Scope---Accused was charged for murdering the minor son of complainant after committing sodomy with him---Mashir had deposed that on the day of incident, accused led the police in his presence to the sugarcane cultivation of a Zamindar and near the water course produced books, slate, copies and chappals of deceased---Police prepared such mashirnama, he acted as mashir and there was a co-mashir---Said witness produced such mashirnama---Witness was also cross-examined by the defence in which, he denied the suggestion that he had deposed falsely against the accused at the instance of some other person---Prosecution had established that the information given by the accused which led to the recovery of chappal and school bag of the deceased boy, the same were in the exclusive knowledge of the accused---Such piece of evidence was admissible in evidence as provided under Art. 40 of the Qanun-e-Shahadat, 1984---Circumstances established that the prosecution had proved its case against the accused beyond any shadow of doubt, however, due to mitigating circumstances, death sentence of the accused was converted into imprisonment for life---Appeal against conviction was dismissed with said modification in sentence.

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