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---Delay of five and half hours in conducting the postmortem examination on the dead body of the deceased---Consequential---Accused were charged for committing murder of the nephew of complainant by strangulating him with a rope---Record showed that the post mortem of the body of the deceased was conducted by Medical Officer at 5:30 p.m. on 26.07.2012 i.e. five and half hours after the alleged occurrence---As per Medical Officer the dead body was received in the hospital at 2:40 p.m. whereas he started post mortem examination at 5:30 p.m. i.e. after about three hours and for such delay the Medical Officer had not given any explanation---Such unexplained delay in the post mortem of a deceased would surely put a prudent mind on guard to very cautiously assess and scrutinize the prosecution's evidence---In such circumstances, the most natural inference would be that the delay so caused was for preliminary investigation and prior consultation to nominate the accused and plant eye-witnesses of the crime---Appeal against conviction was allowed, in circumstance.

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