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Citation Name: 2025 PCrLJ 737 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDHBookmark this Case Dost Muhammad vs State Ss — 2025 PCrLJ 737 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation
2025 PCrLJ 737 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court
Sindh High Court
Year
2025
Reporter
PCRLJ
Parties
Citation Name: 2025 PCrLJ 737 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDHBookmark this Case Dost Muhammad vs State Ss
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 5---T; S. 161

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Judgment text as reported

Citation Name: 2025 PCrLJ 737 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDHBookmark this Case Dost Muhammad VS State Ss. 161 & 34---Prevention of Corruption act (II of 1947), S. 5---Taking illegal gratification by corrupt or illegal means, common intention, criminal misconduct---appreciation of evidence---Minor contradictions in evidence of witnesses---Inconsequential---accused was charged for taking illegal gratification for the issuance of medical certificate required for recruitment---all the witnesses were consistent in their evidence---If there were some contradictions in their evidence, they were minor in nature and not material and certainly not of such materiality so as to effect the prosecution case and the conviction of the appellant---Evidence of the witnesses provided a believable corroborated unbroken chain of events from the complainant trying to obtain his Medical Certificate to the appellant demanding a bribe for the release of the Medical Certificate to the bribe money being given to the appellant and recovered from the appellant during a trap laid by the anti Corruption Establishment along with a Judicial Magistrate---Circumstances established that the prosecution had proved its case beyond any shadow of doubt, however, sentence of accused under S.161, P.P.C, was too harsh keeping in view the fact that the bribe only amounted to Rs. 20,000 which was relatively minor and as such his sentence under S.161 P.P.C was reduced from RI for 2 years to RI for one year---appeal was dismissed, in the above terms.

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