LIAQUAT ALI vs STATE Ss — 2026 YLR 625 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2026 YLR 625 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
Court: Peshawar High Court
Year: 2026
Reporter: YLR
Parties: LIAQUAT ALI vs STATE Ss
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 15---Q; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Arms Act (XXIII of 2013)

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Judgment text as reported

LIAQUAT ALI VS STATE Ss. 302(b), 324 & 34--- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Arms Act (XXIII of 2013), S.15---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, common intention, possession of illicit weapon---Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), Art. 129(g)---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Withholding material witness---Adverse presumption---Accused were charged that they made firing upon the complainant party, as a result of which, son of complainant got hit on different parts of his body and died on the spot---As per record, the most relevant and important witnesses of the prosecution i.e. nephew of the complainant and "SK" had been abandoned by the prosecution without any rhyme and reason---Name of "SK" was though not mentioned in his initial report by the complainant, however, he was the verifier of his initial report---Besides, both these witnesses were shown identifiers of dead body of the deceased at the hospital, therefore, from their non-appearance an adverse inference under Art.129(g) of Qanun-e-Shahadat, 1984 could be inferred in terms that had these witnesses been produced in Court, they would have not supported the case of prosecution---Appeal against conviction was allowed, in circumstances.

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