MUHAMMAD ASGHAR vs State Ss — 2025 SCMR 1616 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2025 SCMR 1616 SUPREME-COURT
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year: 2025
Reporter: SCMR
Parties: MUHAMMAD ASGHAR vs State Ss
Subject matter: Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

MUHAMMAD ASGHAR VS State Ss. 302(b), 352 & 354---Qatl-i-amd, assault or criminal force used against someone, except when there is grave and sudden provocation, assault or criminal force to a woman with intent to outrage her modesty---Re-appraisal of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Motive not proved---Petitioner/accused was charged for committing murder of the husband of complainant by inflicting danda blows and then he subjected complainant and her daughter to physical assault and tore their clothes, in an attempt to outrage their modesty---Motive alleged by the prosecution was a dispute between the parties over a house---In that regard, no independent evidence was led to substantiate the existence or immediacy of such a dispute, nor was any document, litigation record, or corroborative testimony produced to establish that the petitioner bore such animosity as would propel him to commit a crime of that magnitude---Mere assertion of a vague motive, unsupported by credible material, could not be treated as conclusive proof---In that backdrop, the motive sought to be ascribed to the petitioner appeared to be speculative at best and failed to advance the prosecution's case---Appeal against conviction was allowed, in circumstances.

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