Mst. Dadli vs State Ss — 2025 PCrLJ 985 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

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Mst. Dadli VS State Ss. 365 & 34---abduction for ransom, common intention---appreciation of evidence---Non-production of abductee---Inconsequential---accused were charged for abducting the minor cousin of complainant for ransom---Statements of all the prosecution witnesses were confidence-inspiring and rang true, while the abductee was 4-years of age at the time of his abduction and a child at such stage rarely could identify his blood relations---Such child could not even utter the exact names of his blood relations and also could not identify the exact location of his house, and being innocent he was unaware of his abduction by the culprits, otherwise he could have resisted and this was the reason that the petitioners planned to abduct a minor child so that he could be adjusted into their lives easily---Thus, it would be un-just to expect from a child of 4-years to narrate the story of his abduction before the Court and to identify the culprits in the Court, when at such age it could not be expected in him to pronounce the names of his parents correctly---admittedly, the petitioners soon after the occurrence left their house and shifted to "Q",from where the child was recovered from their possession and the petitioners had failed to bring on record any single iota of evidence to justify the custody of minor in their possession, which established their ill intention and even otherwise the witnesses had recorded their statements in line with each other, and they had no past enmity or ill-will against the petitioners---Thus, under the circumstances the non-production of child, being innocent was immaterial and this sole ground could not help the culprits---Petitioners had failed to point out any misreading and non-reading of evidence and major contradiction in the statements of witnesses or any material illegality or irregularity in the impugned judgments, warranting interference by the Court---Petition being devoid of merits was dismissed, in circumstances.

Mst. Dadli vs State Ss — 2025 PCrLJ 985 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

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