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Citation Name: 2024 YLR 1113 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTANBookmark this Case KHAN MUHAMMAD vs State S — 2024 YLR 1113 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

Case information

Citation
2024 YLR 1113 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
Court
Balochistan High Court
Year
2024
Reporter
YLR
Parties
Citation Name: 2024 YLR 1113 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTANBookmark this Case KHAN MUHAMMAD vs State S
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 302

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Judgment text as reported

Citation Name: 2024 YLR 1113 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTANBookmark this Case KHAN MUHAMMAD VS State S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Recovery of weapon of offence on the disclosure of accused---Inconsequential---Accused was charged for committing murder of the deceased by firing---Allegedly, crime weapon was recovered on the pointation of accused---Investigating Officer alleged that on 13.12.2021, the accused made the disclosure during the investigation that he could recover the crime weapon---On the said disclosure, the accused was taken to the pointed place, where, the accused recovered a T.T pistol from beneath the bedding-clothes lying in a residential room which was taken into possession through recovery memo by the Investigation Officer in the presence of the witnesses---Said house consisted of only one room in an open place and there was no boundary wall---Record showed that in the said house, women folk, and children, and other persons were also residing, however, it had not come on record that, factually, the said house belonged to the accused---Such aspect of the matter also caused reasonable doubt in the prosecution case---Even otherwise, no private witness was associated at the time of alleged recovery---Circumstances established that the prosecution had failed to establish the culpability of the accused through reliable, trustworthy, and confidence-inspiring evidence---Appeal against conviction was accordingly allowed.

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