Ghulam Saeed vs State S — 2025 YLR 2065 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT

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Ghulam Saeed VS State S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Ocular account proved---Accused was charged for committing murder of his wife/sister of the complainant------Ocular account had been furnished by complainant and son of deceased---Complainant in his deposition denied the suggestion that he lodged a false report due to some grudges---Complainant was not further asked as to what the grudges were and what was its background---Complainant's deposition depicted that on the very day of the occurrence, he visited the house of the victim around 12.00 noon, where the victim complained that the appellant was quarrelling with her---Appellant was not present in the house at that point of time---Complainant contacted appellant via his cell phone, but couldn't reach him---Complainant then, obtained his other active cell phone number from his son, and called him---Appellant told him that he would return home late, however complainant remained in the house till 02.00 pm, and then left---In the said circumstances, there was no indication of complainant's ill will against the appellant---Neither the complainant nor the eye-witness, being son of the appellant and the victim, could have had any mala fide---Complainant was also cross-examined on certain other aspects, such as, cruel conduct of the appellant and lodging of the report in the hospital---As regards the former, complainant stated that the appellant would usually beat the victim---Complainant, however, admitted that the victim never sought dissolution of marriage---Nor did victim make any report to the police against the appellant---Non-seeking of dissolution of marriage and/or not complaining against the cruel conduct of a husband to the police couldn't be seen as a clear negation of the fact of cruel conduct, if it was otherwise established from evidence---Circumstances established that the prosecution had proved its case against the appellant, however, due to some extraneous circumstances, the death sentence was altered to sentence for life imprisonment---Appeal was dismissed with said modification in sentence.

Ghulam Saeed vs State S — 2025 YLR 2065 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT

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