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

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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---Delay of 22 hours in conducting the postmortem examination upon the dead body of the deceased---Consequential---Accused were charged for committing murder of the daughter of complainant---Dead body was shifted to RHC on the same night---According to the complainant's testimony, the Woman Medical Officer was unavailable and they waited until 11:00 am on 18.05.2021 for the post- mortem examination at Hospital---Wife of complainant stated that they arrived at the deceased's house around midnight and, within 15-20 minutes, transported the body in a vehicle to RHC, accompanied by two witnesses---Said witnesses reached the hospital within another 15-20 minutes and remained there the entire night due to the absence of a Woman Medical Officer---However, the testimony of Investigating Officer contradicted that version---Investigating Officer stated that upon receiving information from complainant regarding alleged murder of deceased, he departed from Police Station at 01:00 am and arrived at RHC within five minutes---According to the Investigating Officer, Woman Medical Officer was already present at the hospital---Investigating Officer further deposed that his entire investigation at RHC took approximately 15-20 minutes and that the deceased's clothes were handed over to him by her husband---Investigating Officer's statement directly contradicted the complainant's assertion that the Woman Medical Officer was unavailable throughout the night---Furthermore, despite the body being brought to RHC at 11:00 am on 18.05.2021, there was still an unexplained delay of over 22 hours before conducting the post-mortem---Appeal against conviction was allowed, in circumstances.

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

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