MUHAMMAD ZAHIR vs STATE S — 2026 PCRLJ 344 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

Case information

Citation: 2026 PCRLJ 344 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
Court: Balochistan High Court
Year: 2026
Reporter: PCRLJ
Parties: MUHAMMAD ZAHIR vs STATE S
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 302

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Judgment text as reported

MUHAMMAD ZAHIR VS STATE S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Sentence, reduction in---Mitigating circumstances---No motive alleged---Spur of the moment altercation---Accused was charged for committing murder of the brother of complainant---On assessment of evidence, it was found that the motive had not been alleged by the complainant against the appellant in the FIR and for that the complainant in his statement recorded before the Court stated that the said occurrence took place at the spur of the moment due to altercation---Moreover, it was not determinable in the case as to what was the real cause of the occurrence and as to what had actually happened immediately before the occurrence, which had resulted in the death of deceased, therefore, the death sentence awarded to the appellant was quite harsh---As such, while maintaining the conviction under S.302(b), P.P.C., the sentence of death awarded to the appellant was altered to imprisonment for life---Appeal against conviction was dismissed with said modification in sentence.

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