MIANDAD CHANDIO vs State Ss — 2024 YLR 881 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation: 2024 YLR 881 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court: Sindh High Court
Year: 2024
Reporter: YLR
Parties: MIANDAD CHANDIO vs State Ss
Subject matter: Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

MIANDAD CHANDIO VS State Ss. 302(b), 452, 504, 337-H(2), 114, 147, 148 & 149---Qatl-i-amd, house-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint, assault or wrongful restraint, rash or negligent act to endanger human life or personal safety of others, abettor present at the time of crime, rioting, rioting armed with deadly weapon, unlawful assembly---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Delay of four days in lodging the FIR---Effect---Accused were charged for committing murder of the son of complainant---Incident took place on 21.09.2017 at 11.00 pm and the distance between the place of the incident and the police station was 18/19 km and the FIR was registered on 25.09.2017, even otherwise, after the incident police was not informed the whole night and in the morning complainant party brought the dead body at hospital where they called the police---On the approach of the police, the FIR was not registered but the police started the investigation and later on after four days FIR was registered---Such delay in the FIR had not been explained by the complainant---Complainant admitted during her cross-examination that she lodged the FIR after consultation with her elders---Such delay in the registration of FIR made the entire case doubtful---Circumstances established that the prosecution failed to prove its case against the accused beyond shadow of doubt---Appeal against conviction was accordingly allowed.

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