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ABID HUSSAIN vs State S — 2025 PLD 510 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation
2025 PLD 510 SUPREME-COURT
Court
Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year
2025
Reporter
PLD
Parties
ABID HUSSAIN vs State S
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 302

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Judgment text as reported

ABID HUSSAIN VS State S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Re-appraisal of evidence---Setting wife on fire---Cold blooded murder---Quantum of sentence---Doctrine of "rarest of rare"---Applicability---Accused was convicted for qatl-i-amd and sentenced to death---Validity---Motive attributed to accused was deceased's opposition to his intention of selling the house, which stood proved on record---It is a matter of common experience that domestic disputes over property frequently arise in our society---Resorting to such a brutal act of setting one's spouse on fire reflected violent disposition of accused and pointed towards premeditation---Established motive, when read in conjunction with brutal and deliberate manner in which offence was committed, left no room for doubt that murder of deceased was preplanned and intentional---Crime committed by accused was extremely heinous---Under the doctrine of "rarest of rare", death sentence may be imposed where the offence is exceptionally brutal, shocking to the collective conscience of society and where there exists a compelling need for deterrence---Offence was of the most brutal nature, wherein accused was found guilty of cold-blooded murder of his own wife, mother of his children, that too within the confines of their matrimonial home and in the presence of their young children---Supreme Court declined to extend any leniency to accused and maintained conviction and death sentence awarded to accused---Appeal was dismissed.

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