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ZAHIR ZAKIR JAFFAR vs STATE — 2026 PLD 251 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation
2026 PLD 251 SUPREME-COURT
Court
Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year
2026
Reporter
PLD
Parties
ZAHIR ZAKIR JAFFAR vs STATE
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 302

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Judgment text as reported

ZAHIR ZAKIR JAFFAR VS STATE. S. 302(b)---Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), Art. 164---Qatl-i-amd---Re-appraisal of evidence---Video recording---Concurrent findings of facts by two Courts below---Accused was convicted by Trial Court and was sentenced to death for committing Qatl-i-amd---Conviction and sentence was maintained by High Court---Validity---Prosecution produced recorded CCTV footage, hard disk, and DVR---In those recordings, accused was observed physically assaulting the deceased lady---Record indicated that the recording was submitted to police for forensic analysis examination and report thereof was also produced---Such report confirmed that recording was not edited in any way and facial comparison of accused was positive and matched with him---Recording was automatically generated without human intervention---DNA report was also on record to establish that deceased was subjected to sexual assault in addition to recovery of crime instrument which was stained with blood of deceased---Accused failed to provide any explanation regarding presence of deceased in his residence and ensuing recovery of body of deceased from his premises---Absence of any explanation for such circumstances and presence of accused at the site of crime were critical factors that must not be disregarded---Supreme Court declined to interfere in findings of facts by two Courts below who reached the unanimous conclusion that guilt of accused was fully established---Supreme Court declined to adopt any stance that could differ from the concurrent stance of the courts below---Petition for leave to appeal was dismissed and leave to appeal was refused.

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