Sona Khan vs State Ss — 2025 YLR 746 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

Case information

Citation: 2025 YLR 746 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
Court: Balochistan High Court
Year: 2025
Reporter: YLR
Parties: Sona Khan vs State Ss
Subject matter: Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

Sona Khan VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Extra-judicial confession---No reliance---Accused were charged that they after kidnapping the son of complainant, committed his qatl-i-amd---Prosecution witness while appearing in witness box stated that the appellant confessed his guilt before his brother that he had committed the murder of son of the complainant and thrown his dead body in a jungle, but it was noteworthy that as per prosecution case, the cause of death in the case could not be determined due to advance stage of decomposition of dead body---As per prosecution, the skeleton of dead body was examined by a doctor, but for reasons best known by the prosecution, his statement was not recorded during trial, which could show the cause of death of deceased---In such circumstances, the extra-judicial confession had to be taken with a pinch of sale---Appeal against conviction was allowed, in circumstances.

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