MUNIR AHMAD vs State S — 2025 SCMR 1123 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2025 SCMR 1123 SUPREME-COURT
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year: 2025
Reporter: SCMR
Parties: MUNIR AHMAD vs State S
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 302

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Judgment text as reported

MUNIR AHMAD VS State S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Re-appraisal of evidence---Motive---Failure to prove---Effect---Minor discrepancies in evidence---Inconsequential---Accused was convicted for qatl-i-amd of his father and brother and was sentenced to death on two counts---Validity---While appreciating evidence of a witness, Court has to assess whether read as a whole, it is truthful---In doing so, Court has to keep in mind the deficiencies, drawbacks and infirmities to find out whether such discrepancies shake the truthfulness of the witness---Some discrepancies not touching core of the case are not enough to reject evidence as a whole---It is normal human conduct that while narrating a particular incident there may occur minor discrepancies---Parrot-like statements are always discredited by Courts---In order to ascertain as to whether discrepancy pointed out was minor or not or the same amounted to contradiction, regard is required to be made to circumstances of the case---There are always normal discrepancies---Material discrepancies are those which are not normal and not expected of a normal person---Both the Courts below while appreciating evidence on record in its true perspective arrived at the right conclusion by holding accused guilty of committing murder of his father and brother---Supreme Court converted death sentence of accused into imprisonment for life on two counts as prosecution had failed to prove motive---Appeal was dismissed.

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