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Fazal nawaz alias muhammad shafi vs State S — 2024 PCrLJ 993 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT

Case information

Citation
2024 PCrLJ 993 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
Court
Peshawar High Court
Year
2024
Reporter
PCRLJ
Parties
Fazal nawaz alias muhammad shafi vs State S
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 302

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Judgment text as reported

Fazal nawaz alias muhammad shafi VS State S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Abscondence of the accused---Accused was charged for committing murder of the brother of complainant by firing---Record showed that the accused remained absconder for more than a year without providing any explanation---Abscondence alone did not serve as a corroborative piece of evidence; its weight was contingent on the prior establishment of an accused person's guilt through compelling evidence---If direct evidence fell short, abscondence as a piece of evidence became inconsequential---Present case was no exception to that principle---Appeal was allowed, in circumstances.

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