ABDUL HAYEE and ABDULLAH alias GHAZALI vs State Ss — 2025 SCMR 281 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2025 SCMR 281 SUPREME-COURT
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year: 2025
Reporter: SCMR
Parties: ABDUL HAYEE and ABDULLAH alias GHAZALI vs State Ss
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 7; S. 3---C

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Judgment text as reported

ABDUL HAYEE and ABDULLAH alias GHAZALI VS State Ss. 302(b), 148, 149, 412 & 440---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7(a)---Explosive Substances act (VI of 1908), S. 3---Carrying out a bomb blast at a police check post---Reappraisal of evidence---Doubts as to the correct time of registration of FIR---as per the evidence a lot of time must have been consumed in arranging the weightlifter (crane) and removing the debris of the building and bringing out the dead bodies of 06 police persons from underneath the said debris and thereafter in preparation of the injury statements and inquest reports of the said dead bodies---It was not possible to complete all these proceedings within a period of 30 minutes as claimed by the prosecution---It was, thus evident that the FIR was not lodged at the given time mentioned in the relevant column of the FIR rather the same was registered with a considerable delay but the wrong time of registration of the FIR had been mentioned in its relevant columns to show the promptness of the FIR---Prosecution was not able to prove its case against the petitioners (accused persons) beyond the shadow of doubt, therefore, petitions were converted into appeals and allowed, the impugned judgment was set aside and the petitioners were acquitted of all the charges while extending them the benefit of doubt.

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