MUHAMMAD HANIF vs State Ss — 2024 YLR 222 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation: 2024 YLR 222 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court: Sindh High Court
Year: 2024
Reporter: YLR
Parties: MUHAMMAD HANIF vs State Ss
Subject matter: Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

MUHAMMAD HANIF VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34--- Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---DNA profile not conducted---Accused were charged for committing murder of the sister of complainant---Trial Court (conveniently) in the haste of awarding conviction ignored that during post mortem, Medico-Legal Officer found an eight months old IUD of a male baby from the victim's uterus---Accused after having married the victim on 13.02.2009 divorced her on 13.04.2010 and she was murdered on 12.11.2010 i.e. about 7 months after her divorce, then question was whose baby she was carrying---DNA test might have proved the paternity of the unborn child---Prosecution had not bothered to solve the unborn child's murder either---Circumstances established that the prosecution had failed to prove its case against the accused persons beyond shadow of any doubt---Appeal against conviction was accordingly allowed.

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