Ali Haider vs State Ss — 2026 YLR 102 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation: 2026 YLR 102 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court: Sindh High Court
Year: 2026
Reporter: YLR
Parties: Ali Haider vs State Ss
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 161

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Judgment text as reported

Ali Haider VS State Ss. 302(b), 201 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, causing disappearance of evidence of offence or giving false information to screen offender, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt------Scope---Accused were charged for committing murder of the daughter of complainant---According to the FIR, the complainant was in "K" when he was informed of the incident---Complainant then traveled with his wife and picked up his son-in-law before arriving at the appellants' house around midnight---However, wife of complainant contradicted that by claiming that she received the phone call from husband of deceased---Significantly, when husband of deceased informed the complainant and his wife about death of deceased, he did not allege that she had been murdered---Similarly, wives of brothers of appellant, who informed husband of deceased of death of deceased, did not claim that it was a homicide---In fact, the statements of said witnesses under S.161, Cr.P.C., indicated that appellant took deceased to the hospital for treatment---Furthermore, while the complainant and his wife claimed that they observed marks of violence on body of deceased and thus became certain that she had been murdered, no other evidence on record supported that assertion---Appeal against conviction was allowed, in circumstances.

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