Arz Muhammad alias Arzoo vs State Ss — 2025 YLR 2742 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

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Arz Muhammad alias Arzoo VS State Ss. 365-B, 148 & 149---Kidnapping, abduction, or inducing of a woman to compel her to marry a person against her will or to engage in illicit intercourse, rioting armed with deadly weapons, unlawful assembly---Appreciation of evidence---Defective investigation---Accused were charged for abducting the daughter of complainant forcibly---As per the contents of the FIR, the complainant disclosed that he had obtained the mobile numbers of accused "Q", but despite attempts, he could not make contact---Once the mobile numbers came into the knowledge of the police, there was no explanation or record of any concrete steps taken by the Investigating Agency to trace the culprits through geo-location, Call Data Records (CDRs), or by approaching the concerned Mobile Service Providers to determine the location or ownership details of said numbers---Conduct of the police gave the impression that no proactive investigation was undertaken and that they merely waited for the abductee to reappear, rather than making timely and serious efforts to recover her or apprehend the alleged accused---Moreover, the complainant did not make any serious or effective efforts to locate the accused by utilizing modern means of communication and investigation, despite being in possession of the mobile numbers allegedly used by the accused---In the present digital age, where location tracking, call record analysis and mobile surveillance are readily available as investigative tools, the complainant's failure to initiate or request any such steps further weakened the prosecution's stance---Appeal against the conviction of accused persons was allowed, in circumstances.

Arz Muhammad alias Arzoo vs State Ss — 2025 YLR 2742 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

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