GHULAM RASOOL vs State S — 2025 SCMR 74 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2025 SCMR 74 SUPREME-COURT
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year: 2025
Reporter: SCMR
Parties: GHULAM RASOOL vs State S
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 302

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Judgment text as reported

GHULAM RASOOL VS State S.302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Sentence, quantum of---Motive not proved---Whether a mitigating circumstance to reduce death penalty to life imprisonment---Absence of motive, failure to prove motive, or a motive that remains unclear or not alleged does not constitute a mitigating circumstance (justifying reduction of sentence)---Death penalty cannot be withheld solely because the prosecution fails to allege or establish a motive---Underlying reason behind this is that true motive for an offence is typically known only to the accused, rather than to the complainant, informant, or any other witnesses, unless it is explicitly or implicitly conveyed---Witnesses may describe the actions of accused during the commission of the offence---Others may try to infer or label the motive based on their observations or the information available to them, but the actual motive remains solely with the accused.

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