Zohaib Ahmad vs State Ss — 2025 YLR 2456 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

Case information

Citation: 2025 YLR 2456 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
Court: Balochistan High Court
Year: 2025
Reporter: YLR
Parties: Zohaib Ahmad vs State Ss
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 7---Q; S. 7

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Judgment text as reported

Zohaib Ahmad VS State Ss. 302(b), 324, 147, 148 & 149---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, rioting, rioting armed with deadly weapons, unlawful assembly, act of terrorism---appreciation of evidence---Lodging of FIR with promptitude---accused were charged that they made firing upon the complainant party, due to which two persons died and many others including Police Officials sustained firearm injuries---Complainant reported the matter at 5:45 p.m. while the occurrence took place at 4:30 p.m. after one hour and fifteen minutes of the occurrence, whereas the place of occurrence was situated at a distance of five kilometers from the police station---Thus, the report had promptly been lodged---In his report, the complainant had assigned role of indiscriminate firing---Presence of the complainant, injured and other eye-witnesses was established on the spot---Circumstances established that the prosecution had been able to prove its case against the accused beyond reasonable doubt, however the judgment passed by the Trial Court to the extent of S.7(1)(a), (b) & (g) of the anti-Terrorism act, 1997, was set aside being not proved---Consequently, with the said modification, the appeal against conviction filed by the appellants was dismissed, accordingly.

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