Citation Name: 2025 YLR 790 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDHBookmark this Case Imtiaz Ali vs State S

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Citation Name: 2025 YLR 790 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDHBookmark this Case Imtiaz Ali VS State S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Ocular account supported by medical evidence---Accused was charged for committing murder of the brother of complainant by inflicting knife blows---Complainant in his evidence had reiterated the story revealed by him in the FIR---After funeral and enquiry from his brother about the incident who narrated the story, complainant appeared at Police Station and registered FIR nominating appellant with the specific role of causing murder of his brother---Second witness/brother of complainant and deceased, who was with the deceased at the time of incident, had narrated the same story that he and deceased who were on a motorcycle were way laid by appellant, who had a dagger/knife in his hand---Appellant caused alteast two blows to the deceased on right side of his neck and right temple over the ear---As a result, brother of said witness fell down---Eye-witness of the incidence appeared and had reiterated the story narrated by the complainant and his brother in their evidence---Complainant and other witnesses had been subjected to a lengthy cross-examination, but no worthwhile contradiction had come on record to impair the said story---All the witnesses were consistent over the fact that appellant was armed with a knife/dagger and he caused two injuries to the deceased, one on right side of his neck called in medical terminology as supraclavicular fossa and the other on the right temporal region of the head---Seat of injury had been confirmed by the Medico-Legal Officer who conducted the postmortem of deceased---None of the witnesses had waivered or faltered while describing salient features of the case---Medical evidence was in complete synchronization with version of the eye-witnesses---There was not even a slight difference between the medical account and oral version as far as local and death of deceased by a sharp cutting weapon---Complainant and the eye-witnesses being lay men could not be expected to give or reveal an expert opinion about the exact time of death of the deceased at the hands of appellant---Therefore, even if witnesses said that the body had movements in the car did not mean that they were giving a false account or there was inconsistency between oral account and postmortem report of the deceased viz-a-viz duration between injury and death---Circumstances established that the prosecution case being clear, specific and based on evidence of the witnesses inspired confidence---Appeal against conviction was dismissed, in circumstances.

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