Citation Name: 2025 PCrLJ 577 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDHBookmark this Case Muhammad Yasir vs State Ss

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Citation Name: 2025 PCrLJ 577 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDHBookmark this Case Muhammad Yasir VS State Ss. 302(b), 324, 109 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, abetment, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Ocular account---Evidence of eye-witnesses worthy of reliance---Accused was charged for committing murder of the wife of complainant by firing and also causing fire arm injuries to his brother---Prosecution's case rested on the statements of two eyewitnesses including injured---Injured witness was brother of the complainant and was living in the same house as the complainant at the time of the incident---Said witness narrated the same story as alleged by the complainant in FIR---Admittedly the eye-witness was related to the deceased however evidence of related witnesses could not be discarded unless there was some ill will or enmity between the eye-witnesses and the accused which had not been proven in this case by any reliable evidence---Said eye-witness knew the appellant before the incident as he was related to him and lived adjacent to his house---Incident occurred in day light and injured was fired at from relatively close range as such there was no case of mistaken identity and no need to hold an identification parade---Injured was named as a witness in the promptly lodged FIR and he was not a chance witness as he lived in the house where the incident occurred---Said witness had no proven enmity or ill will with the appellant which would lead him to implicate the appellant in a false case---Injured gave his evidence in straightforward manner and was not damaged during his lengthy cross-examination---Evidence of said witness was not improved from his S.161 Cr.P.C statement---Fact remained that the witness was injured at the scene of the crime as per his evidence giving weight to the fact that he was present during the incident---Other eye-witness was related to the deceased---According to his evidence, said witness was present at his aunt's house (the deceased) on 19.04.2014 where he had gone to pay a certain amount---Admittedly, said eyewitness was related to the deceased and in that respect the same consideration applied to him as to the eye-witness/injured---Circumstances established that the prosecution had proved its case against the appellant beyond a reasonable doubt---Appeal against conviction was dismissed accordingly.

Citation Name: 2025 PCrLJ 577 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDHBookmark this Case Muhammad Yasir vs State Ss — 2025 PCrLJ 577 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

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