CHETAN vs State S — 2025 SCMR 944 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2025 SCMR 944 SUPREME-COURT
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year: 2025
Reporter: SCMR
Parties: CHETAN vs State S
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 302

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Judgment text as reported

CHETAN VS State S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Re-appraisal of evidence---Night occurrence---Source of light, absence of---Accused was convicted for qatl-i-amd and sentenced to death---Validity---Occurrence took place on the night of 11-01-2011 at 20:15 pm, however no source of light was mentioned in the FIR---In absence of any source of light, identification of accused in the darkness of night was not free from doubt---No recovery was effected insofar as source of light was concerned---In absence of any source of light having been mentioned in FIR and recovery of such source, identification of accused was not free from doubt---Prosecution failed to prove its case against accused beyond shadow of doubt---If there is a single circumstance, which creates doubt in prosecution case, then the same is sufficient to acquit accused---Case against accused was repleted with number of circumstances, which had created serious doubts in the prosecution story---Supreme Court set aside conviction and sentence awarded to accused and by extending him benefit of doubt acquitted him of the charge---Appeal was allowed.

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