IMRAN vs State S — 2025 SCMR 918 SUPREME-COURT

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IMRAN VS State S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Re-appraisal of evidence---Recovery---Effect---Judicial confession---Proof---Benefit of doubt---Accused persons were convicted for qatl-i-amd---Male accused was sentenced to death while the female accused was sentenced to imprisonment for life---Validity---Recovery of Chaddar on pointing out of female accused was not stained with any incriminating material, like blood, froth, etc. of deceased---No Forensic Science Laboratory report was available on record regarding the Chaddar, which was available in every house---Recovery of Chaddar was not sufficient to connect accused persons with alleged offense---Prosecution also produced evidence of torn shirt of female accused from her possession, which was allegedly torn during the occurrence but no such statement was made by sole eyewitness that during the occurrence shirt of female accused was torn who had changed the shirt after the occurrence---Such recoveries were inconsequential for the prosecution---There was no independent corroboration of judicial confession of accused persons---Evidence of sole eyewitness was not worthy of reliance---Prosecution failed to prove its case against accused persons beyond shadow of doubt---If there was a single circumstance which had created doubt in prosecution case, the same was sufficient to acquit accused persons---Supreme Court set aside conviction and sentence awarded to accused persons as there were number of circumstances which had created serious doubts in prosecution's story---Resultantly accused persons were acquitted of the charge by extending them the benefit of doubt---Appeal was allowed.

IMRAN vs State S — 2025 SCMR 918 SUPREME-COURT

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