Muhammad Arif vs State Ss — 2025 PCrLJ 1854 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

Case information

Citation: 2025 PCrLJ 1854 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
Court: Balochistan High Court
Year: 2025
Reporter: PCRLJ
Parties: Muhammad Arif vs State Ss
Subject matter: Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

Muhammad Arif VS State Ss. 302(b), 201 & 34---Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), Art. 129(g)---Qatl-i-amd, causing the disappearance of evidence of an offense or giving false information to screen an offender from punishment, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Withholding material witness from giving evidence---Effect---Accused were charged for committing murder of the son of complainant by firing---According to prosecution witnesses and the site plan as prepared by the Investigating Officer, the place of occurrence was the house of one "MM", but neither the statement of "MM" was recorded nor anyone else present at the house was arrayed as a witness---Prosecution was under a bounded duty to produce the witnesses who were the resident of the place of occurrence---Article 129(g) of Qanun-e-Shahadat, 1984, provided that had evidence been produced the same would have been gone against the party producing the same---Circumstances established that the prosecution had failed to prove its case against the appellants beyond any shadow of doubt---Appeal filed by accused-appellants against conviction was allowed, accordingly.

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