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Citation Name: 2024 YLR 1986 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURTBookmark this Case NAWAZ kHAN alias Murgha vs State Ss — 2024 YLR 1986 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT

Case information

Citation
2024 YLR 1986 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
Court
Peshawar High Court
Year
2024
Reporter
YLR
Parties
Citation Name: 2024 YLR 1986 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURTBookmark this Case NAWAZ kHAN alias Murgha vs State Ss
Subject matter
Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

Citation Name: 2024 YLR 1986 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURTBookmark this Case NAWAZ kHAN alias Murgha VS State Ss. 302(b) & 324---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Crime empties recovered from the spot---Reliance---Inefficiency of Investigating Officer---Inconsequential---Accused was charged for making firing upon the complainant, due to which nephew of the complainant was hit and died whereas the complainant remained safe---Record showed that 04 empties of 7.62mm bore were picked up from the crime scene---Empties were examined in the Forensic Science Laboratory---Significance of the Forensic Science Laboratory, report laid in the fact that the empties were found to have been fired from one and the same weapon---Without doubt, the empties were fired by one person---However, on balance, it was worth noting that no evidence was produced as who took the parcel containing the empties to the Forensic Science Laboratory---Moreover, the empties were received in the Forensic Science Laboratory on 15.08.2018, after 28 days of the occurrence---Weapon of offence was not recovered from the accused---No specific malice was attributed to the Investigating Officer---If at all it was seen something to be reckoned with, the omission could at best be described as the inefficiency of the Investigating Officer---Circumstances established that the prosecution had proved its case against the accused, however due to some mitigating circumstance, conviction was maintained but death sentence was converted into life imprisonment---Appeal was dismissed with such modification in sentence.

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