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
Provisions referred to: S. 164

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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---Sentence, reduction in---Last seen evidence---Scope---Accused was charged for murdering the minor son of complainant after committing sodomy with him---Incident took place on the day when said witness came to hire the labour for plantation of the onions and hired a person---Both went to the lands through the road, on which school was situated---At about 08:00 or 08.30 when said witnesses were on the way, they saw the minor son of complainant in school uniform along with accused going to the sugarcane crop---Said witnesses went to the lands to work---When they returned back after two days, they came to know about the murder of deceased boy---Said witnesses narrated the facts to the complainant---Investigating Officer got recorded S. 164, Cr.P.C statements of said witnesses---Both the witnesses were cross-examined at length by the defence and they denied the suggestion that they had falsely deposed against the accused at the instance of the complainant---All the pieces of evidence were interconnected/ interlinked---Witnesses had given the picture of a complete chain---Said witnesses were independent witnesses having no relationship with complainant or enmity with accused---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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