MUHAMMAD BILAL vs State S — 2025 SCMR 1580 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2025 SCMR 1580 SUPREME-COURT
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year: 2025
Reporter: SCMR
Parties: MUHAMMAD BILAL vs State S
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 302

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Judgment text as reported

MUHAMMAD BILAL VS State S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Re-appraisal of evidence---Contradictions in the statement of witnesses---Accused was alleged to have committed murder of mother of the complainant by inflicting sotta blow---Trial Court convicted the accused and sentenced him to death, which was upheld by the High Court---Validity---After gleaning the complainant's depositions as well as the FIR registered upon his complaint, it could be gathered that the appellant statedly inflicted one blow on the deceased's head---Deposition of eyewitness showed that he stated having seen the appellant delivering four or five blows to the deceased's head---Both the said witnesses, claiming to have witnessed the event from a distance of four to six feet, evidently deposed in clear contradiction to one another---Third alleged eyewitness to the occurrence who might have provided necessary clarification in that regard, was given up by the prosecution---Thus, the testimonies of said two witnesses were rendered quite doubtful---Appeal against conviction was allowed, in circumstances.

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