Hotak alias Sapak vs State Ss — 2025 MLD 139 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

Case information

Citation: 2025 MLD 139 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
Court: Balochistan High Court
Year: 2025
Reporter: MLD
Parties: Hotak alias Sapak vs State Ss
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 302

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Judgment text as reported

Hotak alias Sapak VS State Ss. 302(b) & 324---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Sentence, quantum of---Mitigating circumstances---Accused was charged that he along with his co-accused made firing upon the complainant party, due to which one person died whereas two other sustained firearm injuries---In view of the ocular account and confessional statement, it could not be ascertained whether the accused or the proclaimed offender caused the fatal injury to the deceased as both of the them made indiscriminate firing, thus when the seat of injury was not known, the case of the accused would squarely fall within the purview of mitigating circumstances, warranting lesser punishment---Thus, sentence awarded under S.302 (b) of P.P.C was altered and modified by reducing the sentence of capital punishment to that of life imprisonment---Appeal was dismissed with said modification in sentence, inc circumstances.

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