MUHAMMAD JUMAN vs State — 2026 SCMR 1160 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2026 SCMR 1160 SUPREME-COURT
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year: 2026
Reporter: SCMR
Parties: MUHAMMAD JUMAN vs State
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 302

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Judgment text as reported

MUHAMMAD JUMAN VS State. S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Re-appraisal of evidence---Motive not proved---Accused were charged for committing murder of the son of complainant---According to the prosecution case the motive behind the occurrence was that the petitioners objected to the use of a passage in the village by the deceased and when the deceased used the said passage, though he was forbidden, the petitioners committed his murder---Site plan of the place of occurrence showed that the occurrence took place at the main link road from the village M to the village D---Village graveyard was also situated adjacent to the place of occurrence and a high school was also located near the said place---It was evident that the occurrence took place at a public road which was meant for the use of general public---It was not understandable that as to why the petitioners would restrain the deceased from using a public road---No reason whatsoever had been given by the prosecution to show that as to why the petitioners raised an objection on the use of a public road by the deceased---Therefore, the motive alleged by the prosecution had not been proved in this case---Circumstances established that the prosecution proved its case against the accused-petitioners beyond any shadow of doubt, however due to mitigating circumstances in the form of non-proving the motive, the death sentence was converted into imprisonment for life---With said modification in sentence, appeal was partly allowed, accordingly.

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