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

Case information

Citation: 2026 PCRLJ 609 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
Court: Balochistan High Court
Year: 2026
Reporter: PCRLJ
Parties: SANAULLAH vs STATE Ss
Subject matter: Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

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---Delay of 22 days in lodging the FIR plausible and justifiable---Accused was charged for abducting the son of complainant, committing unnatural offence and murdering him---Prosecution case was that the minor deceased went missing on July 25, 2021, and the FIR was registered on August 16, 2021, after the body was recovered---Complainant stated that he reported the matter on the same day (July 25, 2021); however, the FIR was not registered because there was no photograph of the minor---During cross-examination, the complainant provided a reasonable explanation for the delay in registering the FIR, stating that he had initially approached the police station, however FIR was only recorded after the body was recovered---Thus, it could be inferred that the illiterate complainant, unfamiliar with legal procedures, was unaware of the consequences of not registering the FIR---Considering other circumstantial and incriminating evidence, the delay in lodging the FIR appeared plausible and justifiable---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.

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