Mehboob Ali Mallah vs State S — 2026 PCrLJ 733 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation: 2026 PCrLJ 733 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court: Sindh High Court
Year: 2026
Reporter: PCRLJ
Parties: Mehboob Ali Mallah vs State S
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 302

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Judgment text as reported

Mehboob Ali Mallah VS State S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Inconsistency in reporting the matter to police---Accused was charged for committing murder of his wife/daughter of complainant by firing---Complainant, during his deposition, initially stated that he himself informed the police about the occurrence---However, complainant subsequently improved his version, asserting that the police were actually called by the accused's uncle, "DM", who brought the police to the scene---In contrast, the Duty Officer on record testified that he received information about the incident through a phone call from one "AB"---Duty Officer maintained that the Roznamcha Entry No. 7 was made on the basis of that call, which specifically mentioned that the accused/appellant had committed the murder of his wife---Said information was reportedly received at about 1:00 p.m. on the day of the incident---Testimony of the Duty Officer further casted doubt on the prosecution's case---In his examination-in-chief, Duty Officer stated that the complainant himself appeared at the police station on 30-03-2019 and that the first entry was recorded accordingly---However, a close scrutiny of the official entry revealed that it was actually made on the basis of information received from "AB"---Such contradiction between the oral testimony of the Duty Officer and the documentary record raised serious questions regarding the reliability of his testimony---Inconsistency undermined the prosecution's version of the sequence of events and further weakened the chain of evidence---Appeal against conviction was allowed, in circumstances.

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