SANAULLAH vs STATE Ss — 2026 PCRLJ 609 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

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SANAULLAH VS STATE Ss. 302(b), 364-a, 377 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, kidnapping or abducting a minor for murder, unnatural offence, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---DNA evidence---Circumstantial evidence---Reliance---Accused was charged for abducting the son of complainant, committing unnatural offence and murdering him---Record showed that the testimonies of three witnesses, while not eye-witnesses, were significant as they confirmed that on July 25, 2021, the deceased went missing---Said witnesses learnt about the discovery of a dead body in the hospital mortuary through the police and subsequently identified the deceased---Evidence regarding the disappearance of minor and the subsequent discovery of his body, as revealed by the star witnesses, had been found to be reliable and trustworthy, with their natural presence at the scene further corroborating their accounts---Additionally, the statement of Medical Officer, the Police Surgeon, along with the post-mortem report of deceased and the Medico-Legal Certificates of the accused and co-accused provided critical insights---Police Surgeon opined that the deceased had been subjected to forcible carnal intercourse and subsequently murdered with a blunt weapon---Furthermore, Medical Officer confirmed that accused could perform sexual intercourse and was medically potent---Testimonies of the remaining witnesses and the DNA result and its conclusion, showed that seminal material was found on anal swab of deceased, stained sections taken from shalwar qameez of deceased, and human blood was identified on stained sections taken from shalwar of appellant---DNA profile obtained from sperm fractions of items Nos. 1, 4.1, 4.5, 4.10, epithelial of item Nos. 1 and 4.5 matched the DNA of appellant---Probability of finding an unrelated individual at random from the population as being the source of DNA obtained from sperm fraction of item Nos. 1, 4.1, 4.5, 4.10, epithelial fractions of item Nos. 1 and 4.5 was approximately one in 64 sextillion in caucasians---Evidence presented collectively supported the prosecution's case, establishing a coherent chain of circumstantial evidence that remained intact---Appeal against conviction was dismissed, in circumstances, however, the revision petition filed by the complainant for enhancement of sentence was allowed by enhancing the sentence from life imprisonment to capital punishment of death.

SANAULLAH vs STATE Ss — 2026 PCRLJ 609 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

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