MUHAMMAD IBRAHIM vs STATE — 2026 PCrLJ 295 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

Case information

Citation: 2026 PCrLJ 295 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
Court: Balochistan High Court
Year: 2026
Reporter: PCRLJ
Parties: MUHAMMAD IBRAHIM vs STATE
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: Pakistan Penal Code (XLV of 1860)

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Judgment text as reported

MUHAMMAD IBRAHIM VS STATE. Ss. 302(b), 394, 365 & 34---Pakistan Penal Code (XLV of 1860)---Qatl-i-amd, voluntarily causing hurt while committing or attempting to commit robbery, kidnapping or abducting a person with intent to secretly and wrongfully confine, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Last seen evidence---Scope. The accused were charged for committing murder of the son of the complainant after kidnapping him. The complainant testified that on the fateful day his sons accompanied their friend and at about 11:00 a.m., they dropped one of the sons of the complainant, after which the deceased again rode the motorcycle, which was allegedly seen by "SA" while going back. Although the brother of the deceased testified that on the day of disappearance of his brother, he went back with the accused persons, however, the said motorcycle had neither been recovered from the possession of the appellants nor had the prosecution produced "SA" as a witness to corroborate the said version. The evidence regarding last seen of the deceased with the accused, furnished by the brother of the deceased, remained unsupported by any independent or corroborative evidence. The evidence of last seen theory, standing alone without any corroboration, could not form the basis for conviction of the accused. The prosecution failed to complete the chain of circumstances required for conviction and the accused were entitled to benefit of doubt. Appeal against conviction was allowed, in circumstances.

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