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Shahzad Ahmed Shah vs The State through Advocate-General, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Muzaffarabad Ss — 2024 YLR 2393 SUPREME-COURT-AZAD-KASHMIR

Case information

Citation
2024 YLR 2393 SUPREME-COURT-AZAD-KASHMIR
Court
Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year
2024
Reporter
YLR
Parties
Shahzad Ahmed Shah vs The State through Advocate-General, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Muzaffarabad Ss
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 13---Q

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Judgment text as reported

Shahzad Ahmed Shah VS The State through Advocate-General, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Muzaffarabad Ss. 302(b) & 109---arms act (XX of 1965), S. 13---Qatl-i-amd, abetment, possession of illicit weapon---appreciation of evidence---Motive proved---accused was charged for committing murder of the brother of complainant by firing---Motive established by the prosecution was that there was a dispute over a piece of land amongst the parties---Fifteen days prior to the incident, the father of the deceased and the deceased himself had abused the mother of the accused, fostering inimical feelings and grudge in his mind---Such animosity allegedly led the accused to commit the murder of the victim---In that regard, widow of deceased, the star witness, and the father of the deceased,both narrated the same motive clearly in their statements---From the questions put to widow of deceased during cross-examination, it appearedthat there was an admitted dispute between the parties before the occurrence---Circumstances established that the prosecution had proved its case against the accused, however due to mitigating factors, death sentence was altered into imprisonment for life---appeal was partly allowed with such modification in sentence.

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