Citation Name: 2025 YLR 443 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDHBookmark this Case Qutubuddin Jakhrani vs State Ss

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Citation Name: 2025 YLR 443 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDHBookmark this Case Qutubuddin Jakhrani VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Related and interested witnesses, evidence of---Scope---Accused were charged for committing murder of the son of complainant by firing---It was day time incident wherein eye-witnesses had sufficiently explained the date, time and place of occurrence as well as each and every event of the occurrence wherein an innocent boy of young age had been done to death brutally---Both the parties were known to each other as was evident from their evidence, therefore, there was no chance of mistaken identity of the appellant---Where the witnesses fell within the category of natural witnesses and detailed the manner of incident in a confidence-inspiring manner then only escape available with the accused/appellant was to satisfactorily establish that witnesses were not witnesses of truth but "interested" ones---An interested witness was not the one who was relative or friend but was the one who had a motive to falsely implicate an accused---Mere relationship of eye-witnesses with the deceased alone was not enough to discard testimony of the complainant and his/her witnesses---In matters of capital punishment, the accused would not stand absolved by making a mere allegation of dispute/ enmity but was required to bring on record evidence that there had been such a dispute/enmity which could be believed to have motivated the "natural witnesses" in involving innocent persons at the cost of escape of "real culprits"---In the instant case, a dispute over matrimonial affairs was allegedly shown by the complainant in her FIR against the accused---Moreover, no tangible substance had been brought on record by the appellant to justify his false implication in the case at the hands of complainant party on account of previous enmity---Appeal against conviction was dismissed, in circumstances.

Citation Name: 2025 YLR 443 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDHBookmark this Case Qutubuddin Jakhrani vs State Ss — 2025 YLR 443 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

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