Waris Khan vs State S — 2026 YLR 337 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation: 2026 YLR 337 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court: Sindh High Court
Year: 2026
Reporter: YLR
Parties: Waris Khan vs State S
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 7; S. 23; Explosive Substances Act (VI of 1908); Sindh Arms Act (V of 2013)

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Judgment text as reported

Waris Khan VS State S. 7(ff)---Explosive Substances Act (VI of 1908), Ss. 4 & 5---Sindh Arms Act (V of 2013), S. 23(1)(a)---Explosive substance, recovery of---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Mitigating circumstances---Sentence, quantum of---Explosive substance was alleged to have been recovered from accused which were to be used in the commission of targeting the government installations and destabilization of peace in the country---Record showed that the appellants had served sufficient sentence---Appellants were first time offenders and poor persons and hardly earned bread for their family---Appellants remained in jail for a considerable period, therefore, under the present scenario of the case, the appellants had sufficiently been punished---Under those circumstances, appellants needed to be given a chance in their life to rehabilitate---Appellants had already undergone a substantial period of incarceration---Considering the mitigating circumstances and the absence of any aggravating factors warranting enhanced punishment, a lenient view was to be taken---Consequently, the sentences awarded for the remaining offences were reduced to the period already undergone by the appellants---Appeal was disposed of.

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