Citation Name: 2025 YLR 735 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDHBookmark this Case Riaz vs State Ss — 2025 YLR 735 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

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Citation: 2025 YLR 735 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court: Sindh High Court
Year: 2025
Reporter: YLR
Parties: Citation Name: 2025 YLR 735 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDHBookmark this Case Riaz vs State Ss
Subject matter: Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

Citation Name: 2025 YLR 735 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDHBookmark this Case Riaz VS State Ss. 302(b), 393 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, robbery, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Confession before the police---Inadmissible in evidence---Accused was charged that he along with his co-accused tried to snatch mobile phone from the deceased/grand maternal son of complainant and on his resistance, they opened straight fires upon the deceased, due to which he died---Record showed that the accused was already under arrest in a police encounter case when out of the blue with no evidence against him in the case he confessed to the murder which carried the death penalty---Said fact did not appeal to logic, reason or commonsense and was simply unbelievable---Significantly the police did not produce appellant before a Magistrate to record his confession despite producing him before the Magistrate for an identification parade---Alleged confession before the police by the appellant which the appellant claimed was the result of torture whilst in police custody was also inadmissible in evidence---Circumstances established that the prosecution had failed to prove its case against the appellant beyond a reasonable doubt---Appeal against conviction was allowed, in circumstances.

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