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Iftikhar alias Hera alias Charlie vs State Ss — 2024 YLR 2047 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation
2024 YLR 2047 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court
Sindh High Court
Year
2024
Reporter
YLR
Parties
Iftikhar alias Hera alias Charlie vs State Ss
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 302

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Judgment text as reported

Iftikhar alias Hera alias Charlie VS State Ss. 302(b) & 302(c)---Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Sentence, reduction in---Related witness, evidence of---Reliance---Accused was charged for committing murder of the brother of complainant by stabbing---Admittedly, the eye-witness was related to the deceased who was his cousin---However, the evidence of related witnesses could not be discarded unless there was some ill will or enmity between the eye-witnesses and the accused which had not been proven in the case by any reliable evidence---Circumstances established that prosecution had proved its case against the accused beyond any shadow of doubt, however, sudden quarrel broke out between the accused and the deceased which led the accused after being provoked by the quarrel suddenly to give one stab wound with knife to the chest of the deceased without premeditation, thus offence under S.302(b), P.P.C was converted into offence under S.302(c), P.P.C---Life imprisonment was converted into sentence for 14 years---Appeal was dismissed with modification in sentence, incircumstances.

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