Abdul Latif vs State Ss — 2026 YLR 500 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation: 2026 YLR 500 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court: Sindh High Court
Year: 2026
Reporter: YLR
Parties: Abdul Latif vs State Ss
Subject matter: Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

Abdul Latif VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Improvements made by complainant in his evidence---Accused were charged for committing murder of the nephew of complainant by strangulating him with a rope---First Information Report was lodged on the second day of alleged incident i.e. 27.07.2012 at 1330 hours, in which complainant stated that appellant was sitting on the chest of deceased and was strangulating him with a rope while co-appellant was standing by holding the hands of deceased---However, after post mortem examination of deceased, which was conducted on the same day of incident i.e. 26.07.2012 at 5:30 p.m., wherein it was mentioned that there were marks of injuries on the hands of deceased and no mark of injury was found on the neck of deceased---Thus, the complainant made improvement in the FIR by disclosing that co-appellant caught hold the deceased from her hands and appellant strangulated deceased with a rope---By improving the facts, the complainant impeached his own credibility---Both the remaining eye-witnesses also deposed in the same improved version of the complainant---Appeal against conviction was allowed, in circumstance.

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