MUHAMMAD RAMZAN vs State Ss — 2025 SCMR 1742 SUPREME-COURT

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MUHAMMAD RAMZAN VS State Ss. 302(b) & 398---Qatl-i-amd, attempting to commit robbery or dacoity, when the offender is armed with a deadly weapon---Reappraisal of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Improvements made by witnesses---Petitioners were charged for committing murder of the deceased while attempting to commit robbery---In his FIR as well as supplementary statement complainant did not nominate the two accused who had entered the shop and had committed the offence---However in his supplementary statement he suspected convict "Ch", being an ex-employee of shop, as an accomplice who was sitting on the motorcycle outside the shop upon which both the accused had fled---Admittedly, Branch Manager was not an eye-witness of the occurrence as he was not present in the shop at the time of the occurrence---However, complainant and a Manager were the witnesses of the occurrence---Both the petitioners were not previously known to eyewitnesses and they both were also not aware of their names---Record transpired that eyewitnesses nominated both the petitioners in their statements at the trial with explanation that names of both the petitioners came to their knowledge during investigation---Record revealed that due to implication of convict "Ch" as a suspect by complainant in his supplementary statement, the convict "Ch" as well as the petitioners were arrested by Investigating Officer on next day of the occurrence under Section 54 of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cr.P.C.) as suspects as the FIR was against unknown accused---Circumstances established that the prosecution had failed to prove the charge against the petitioners beyond reasonable doubt---Appeal against conviction was allowed, accordingly.

MUHAMMAD RAMZAN vs State Ss — 2025 SCMR 1742 SUPREME-COURT

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