MUHAMMAD USMAN vs State S — 2025 YLR 857 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

Case information

Citation: 2025 YLR 857 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
Court: Balochistan High Court
Year: 2025
Reporter: YLR
Parties: MUHAMMAD USMAN vs State S
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 302

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Judgment text as reported

MUHAMMAD USMAN VS State S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Sentence, reduction in---Mitigating circumstances---Motive not proved---Accused was charged for committing murder of his father and mother---As per record, it was found that the motive had not been proved by the prosecution against the appellant---Motive set up by the prosecution was quite vague as such the motive for the occurrence was not established from the record---Question of what happened immediately prior to the incident, or what prompted the appellant to take away the life of his father and mother were the mitigating circumstances---Moreover, it was not determinable in the case as to what was the real cause of occurrence and as to what had actually happened immediately before the occurrence, which had resulted in the death of both the deceased, therefore, the death sentence awarded to the appellant was quite harsh---Thus, the conviction was maintained, but the sentence of death awarded to the appellant under S. 302(b), P.P.C was altered to imprisonment for life---Appeal was dismissed with modification in sentence.

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