Shabbir Hussain vs State S — 2025 YLR 2101 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2025 YLR 2101 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
Court: Peshawar High Court
Year: 2025
Reporter: YLR
Parties: Shabbir Hussain vs State S
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 302

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Judgment text as reported

Shabbir Hussain VS State S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Absconsion of accused---Scope---Accused was charged for committing murder of the brother of complainant by firing---As per record, the appellant remained absconder for considerable long time till his arrest on 26.10.2015, and he failed to explain the same---Abscondance alone is not sufficient for holding an accused guilty, but once the prosecution succeed in bringing home guilt against the accused, then abscondance canbe taken into consideration---As in this particular case on one hand, the witnesses established their presence on the spot, whereas, on the other, appellant's long unexplained abscondance was a circumstance which could be taken into consideration---Circumstances established that the prosecution succeeded in bringing home guilt against the appellant---Appeal against conviction was dismissed, accordingly.

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