MUHAMMAD alias Ahmad vs State Ss — 2025 SCMR 2052 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2025 SCMR 2052 SUPREME-COURT
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year: 2025
Reporter: SCMR
Parties: MUHAMMAD alias Ahmad vs State Ss
Subject matter: Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

MUHAMMAD alias Ahmad VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Reappraisal of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Inordinate delay in conducting postmortem upon the dead body of deceased---Consequential---Appellant was charged that he along with his co-accused committed murder of the brother of the complainant---As per statement of Medical Officer, he received the dead body of deceased at THQ Hospital at 02:00 p.m., i.e. 01 hour and 30 minutes after the occurrence---Post-mortem was conducted at 04:00 p.m. only after the necessary police documents were provided to him at 03:00 p.m.---Inordinate delay in the preparation and transmission of police papers coupled with the failure to shift the dead body of the deceased promptly to the hospital or police station, created serious doubt about the presence of the alleged eye-witnesses at the scene at the relevant time---Appeal against conviction was allowed, in circumstances.

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