Sahib Zaman vs State Ss — 2025 YLR 2298 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2025 YLR 2298 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
Court: Peshawar High Court
Year: 2025
Reporter: YLR
Parties: Sahib Zaman vs State Ss
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 15---Q; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Arms Act (XXIII of 2013)

Fields are extracted from the reported citation and judgment text. Where a detail is not stated in the record, it is not shown.

Judgment text as reported

Sahib Zaman VS State Ss. 302(b), 324, 337-F(iii), 201 & 34---Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Arms Act (XXIII of 2013), S. 15---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, ghayr-jaifah-hashimah, causing disappearance of evidence or giving false information to screen an offender, possession of illicit weapon---Appreciation of evidence---Recovery of pistol and crime empties---Inconsequential---Accused were charged for committing murder of the father of complainant by firing and causing injuries to an eye-witness---Record showed that a pistol .30 bore pistol was recovered on the pointation of the present appellant---Said pistol along with crime empties recovered from the spot were sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory for comparison, the report received thereof would show that these two items did not match with each other---Thus, the alleged recovery of weapon of offence i.e. a .30-bore pistol was of no worth to the prosecution qua guilt of the appellant---Even Forensic Science Laboratory Report negated the stance of complainant making the whole case doubtful---Circumstances established that the prosecution had failed to prove its case against the accused-appellant beyond reasonable doubt, therefore, his conviction could not be maintained---Resultantly, appeal against conviction was allowed, accordingly.

Other judgments reported in 2025 YLR

2025 YLR 1029 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTANAbdul Malik VS State S. 497---Bail order---Observations of Court---Scope---Observations made in a bail order are tentative in nature and sam…
2025 YLR 1778 SUPREME-COURT-AZAD-KASHMIRSarwat Bibi VS Muhammad Idrees Kiani Double presumption of innocence---Scope---after acquittal, an accused carries double presumption of inn…
2025 YLR 451 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHOREEjaz Ahmed VS State Benefit of doubt---Principle---If a single circumstance creates a reasonable doubt in the mind of a prudent person, then…
2025 YLR 487 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDHCitation Name: 2025 YLR 487 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDHBookmark this Case Nadir Hussain VS State Benefit of doubt---Principle---Single doubt in…
2025 YLR 443 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDHCitation Name: 2025 YLR 443 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDHBookmark this Case Qutubuddin Jakhrani VS State Minor contradictions---Scope---Where in…
2025 YLR 2329 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDHMrs. Rehana Khatoon VS M/s Delsol the School S.15---Eviction petition---Maintain-ability---Landlord being represented through attorney---Eff…

Back to the case-law library · Search Pakistani case law in Urdu or English