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2022 YLR 1681 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
AMANULLAH VS State Ss. 302(b), 324 & 34---Explosive Substances Act (VI of 1908), Ss. 4 & 5---Anti-Terrorism Act (XXVII of 1997), S.7---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, common intention, causing explosion likely to endanger life or…
2022 YLR 1681 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
AMANULLAH VS State Benefit of doubt---Principle---Even a single doubt if found reasonable would be sufficient to acquit the accused, giving him/them benefit of doubt because bundle of doubts are not required to extend the legal benefit to t…
2022 YLR 1681 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
AMANULLAH VS State Evidence---Beneficial construction---Scope---If two interpretations of evidence were possible, the one favouring the accused would be taken into consideration.
2022 YLR 1681 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
AMANULLAH VS State Benefit of doubt---Presumption of innocence---Principle---Involvement of an accused in heinous nature of offence is not sufficient to convict him as the accused continues with presumption of innocence until found guilty a…
2022 YLR 1681 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
AMANULLAH VS State Ss. 302(b), 324 & 34---Explosive Substances Act (VI of 1908), Ss. 4 & 5---Anti-Terrorism Act (XXVII of 1997), S.7---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, common intention, causing explosion likely to endanger life or…
2022 YLR 1737 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ABDUL RAZZAQUE BREHMANI VS NIAZ alias MAKHAN S. 417---appeal against acquittal---Presumption---Presumption of innocence applied doubly upon acquittal---Such a finding is not to be disturbed unless there is some discernible perversity in the…
2022 YLR 1737 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ABDUL RAZZAQUE BREHMANI VS NIAZ alias MAKHAN Ss. 302(b), 324, 147, 148 & 149---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, rioting, rioting armed with deadly weapons, unlawful assembly---Appreciation of evidence---Appeal against acquittal---B…
2022 YLR 1737 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ABDUL RAZZAQUE BREHMANI VS NIAZ alias MAKHAN Ss. 302(b), 324, 147, 148 & 149---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, rioting, rioting armed with deadly weapons, unlawful assembly---Appreciation of evidence---Appeal against acquittal---B…
2022 YLR 1737 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ABDUL RAZZAQUE BREHMANI VS NIAZ alias MAKHAN Double presumption of innocence---Scope---Every person was innocent unless proven guilty and upon acquittal by a court of competent jurisdiction, such presumption is doubled.
2022 YLR 1778 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
HAMID ALI VS 1st ADDITIONAL SESSIONS JUDGE AND EX-OFFICIO JUSTICE OF PEACE Ss. 22-a & 22-B---Ex-officio Justice of Peace, powers of---Scope--- applicant / proposed accused assailed the findings of Justice of Peace whereby SSP was directed t…
2022 YLR 1837 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MOHAMMAD SHOAIB alias SHAHOO VS State Ss. 302 & 34---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Qatl-i-amd, common intention, act of terrorism---appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---accused were charged for making firing upon the p…
2022 YLR 1837 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MOHAMMAD SHOAIB alias SHAHOO VS State Benefit of doubt---Principle---If there was a single circumstance, which created reasonable doubt in a prudent mind about the guilt of the accused, then the accused would be entitled to the benefit not…
2022 YLR 1837 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MOHAMMAD SHOAIB alias SHAHOO VS State Ss. 302 & 34---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), art. 22---Qatl-i-amd, common intention, act of terrorism---appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Delayed…
2022 YLR 1837 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MOHAMMAD SHOAIB alias SHAHOO VS State Ss. 302 & 34---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 103---Qatl-i-amd, common intention, act of terrorism---appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Non…
2022 YLR 1837 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MOHAMMAD SHOAIB alias SHAHOO VS State Ss. 302 & 34---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), art. 22---Qatl-i-amd, common intention, act of terrorism---appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Test ide…
2022 YLR 1837 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MOHAMMAD SHOAIB alias SHAHOO VS State Ss. 302 & 34---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 103---Qatl-i-amd, common intention, act of terrorism---appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt--- De…
2022 YLR 1855 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
RAJESH alias RAJU VS State S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Sentence, reduction in---Mitigating circumstances--- Scope---Accused was charged for committing murder of the deceased in a hospital---Prosecution had failed to…
2022 YLR 1855 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
RAJESH alias RAJU VS State Motive---Scope---If the prosecution asserted a motive but failed to prove the same then such failure on the part of the prosecution might react against a sentence of death passed against a convict on the charge of…
2022 YLR 1855 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
RAJESH alias RAJU VS State S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Sentence, reduction in---CCTV footage---Scope---Accused was charged for committing murder of the deceased in a hospital---Accuracy of recording of CCTV footage i…
2022 YLR 1855 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
RAJESH alias RAJU VS State S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Sentence, reduction in---Accused was charged for committing murder of the deceased in a hospital---Owner of the hospital and CCTV operator/witnesses had clearly…
2022 YLR 1855 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
RAJESH alias RAJU VS State S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence--- Weapon of offence (churri) was recovered--- Reliance--- Scope---Accused was charged for committing murder of the deceased in a hospital---Owner of the hospital…
2022 YLR 1907 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
QURBAN ALI BULLAR VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---Qatl-i-amd, common intention--- Appreciation of evidence---Ocular account supported by medical evidence---Scope---Accused was charged that he along with co-accused committed murder of the son of…
2022 YLR 1907 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
QURBAN ALI BULLAR VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---FIR was lodged with promptitude---Scope---Accused was charged that he along with his co-accused committed murder of the son of the compla…
2022 YLR 1907 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
QURBAN ALI BULLAR VS State Witness---Minor contradictions and discrepancies in the evidence of witnesses---Scope---Where in the evidence, prosecution established its case beyond a reasonable doubt by producing reliable, trustworthy and conf…
2022 YLR 1907 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
QURBAN ALI BULLAR VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 342---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Material not put to the accused while recording his statement---Scope---Accused was charged…
2022 YLR 1907 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
QURBAN ALI BULLAR VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Related and interested witnesses---Reliance---Scope---Accused was charged that he along with his co-accused committed murder of the son o…
2022 YLR 1960 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
KASHIF ALI alias MOJ VS State Witness---Related and interested witness--- Reliance--- Scope--- Mere relationship of the witnesses with the complainant party would not render their evidence unreliable unless it was established that he had so…
2022 YLR 1960 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
KASHIF ALI alias MOJ VS State Ss.302(b), 324, 353, 392, 397 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty, robbery or dacoity with attempt to cause death, commo…
2022 YLR 1960 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
KASHIF ALI alias MOJ VS State Witness---Minor contradictions in the statements of witnesses---Scope---Minor contradictions in the evidence of the prosecution witnesses could not be made the basis for acquittal of the accused if otherwise on…
2022 YLR 1960 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
KASHIF ALI alias MOJ VS State Ss.302(b), 324, 353, 392, 397 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty, robbery or dacoity with attempt to cause death, commo…
2022 YLR 1960 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
KASHIF ALI alias MOJ VS State Ss.302(b), 324, 353, 392, 397 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty, robbery or dacoity with attempt to cause death, commo…
2022 YLR 1960 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
KASHIF ALI alias MOJ VS State Ss.302(b), 324, 353, 392, 397 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty, robbery or dacoity with attempt to cause death, commo…
2022 YLR 2034 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
SAFEER alias ALI DINO VS State S.23(1)a---Possessing illicit weapon---appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Prosecution case was that pistols with magazine containing bullets were recovered from the possession of accused---Record re…
2022 YLR 2034 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
SAFEER alias ALI DINO VS State Benefit of doubt---Principle---If there is a circumstance which creates reasonable doubt in a prudent mind about the guilt of the accused then the accused will be entitled to the benefit of such doubt not as a…
2022 YLR 2047 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ALLAHDAD VS State S. 9(c)---Possession of charas---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Safe transmission of recovered substance from police station to Forensic Science Laboratory for analysis---Scope---Prosecution case was that ac…
2022 YLR 2047 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ALLAHDAD VS State S. 9(c)---Possession of charas---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Non-production of record of daily diary and Register No.19---Scope---Prosecution case was that accused was arrested by the police from a passen…
2022 YLR 2047 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ALLAHDAD VS State S. 9(c)---Possession of charas---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt--- Prosecution case was that accused was arrested by the police from a passenger van on being found in possession of 4000 grams charas---Record s…
2022 YLR 2047 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ALLAHDAD VS State Benefit of doubt---Principle---If doubt even slightest arisen in a prudent mind as to the guilt of the accused, benefit of the same had to be extended in favour of the accused.
2022 YLR 2095 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
DEWAN ABDULLAH AHMED FAROOQUI VS COURT OF FAMILY JUDGE SOUTH, SADDAR KARACHI S. 7---Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908), S. 11---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 199---Constitutional petition---Res judicata, principle of---Applicability ---Custo…
2022 YLR 2095 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
DEWAN ABDULLAH AHMED FAROOQUI VS COURT OF FAMILY JUDGE SOUTH, SADDAR KARACHI S.7---Custody of minor---Principles---Decisions in custody cases have to be guarded by welfare principle i.e. welfare of minor---No set formula to determine existe…
2022 YLR 2117 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ABDUL NASIR VS State Witness---Testimony of police officials--- Scope--- No doubt police witnesses are as good as other independent witnesses and conviction could be recorded on their evidence, but their testimony should be reliable, depend…
2022 YLR 2117 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ABDUL NASIR VS State Benefit of doubt---Principle---Not necessary that there should be many circumstances creating doubts---If there was a single circumstance which created reasonable doubt in a prudent mind about the guilt of the accused,…
2022 YLR 2117 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ABDUL NASIR VS State S. 9(c)---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 103---Possession of Narcotics---Appreciation of evidence---Non-association of private witnesses in recovery proceeding---Scope---Prosecution case was that three kilogram…
2022 YLR 2117 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ABDUL NASIR VS State S. 9(c)---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 342---Possession of Narcotics---Appreciation of evidence---Defence plea---Scope---Prosecution case was that three kilograms of charas was recovered from the possession o…
2022 YLR 2117 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ABDUL NASIR VS State S. 9(c)---Possession of Narcotics---Appreciation of evidence---Safe custody of charas and its transmission to the laboratory was doubtful---Scope---Prosecution case was that three kilograms charas was recovered from the…
2022 YLR 2138 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ZAFAR AHMED ASHARAFI VS SENIOR MEMBERm BOARD OF REVENUE, SINDH S.3---Sindh Land Revenue Act (XVII of 1967), S.172---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 199---Constitutional petition---Evacuee property---Remedy of appeal---Scope---Civil Court, ju…
2022 YLR 2163 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD REHAN VS State Ss. 302(b), 324, 353 & 34---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty, common intention, act of…
2022 YLR 2163 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD REHAN VS State Ss. 302(b), 324, 353 & 34---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty, common intention, act of…
2022 YLR 2163 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD REHAN VS State Ss. 302(b), 324, 353 & 34---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty, common intention, act of…
2022 YLR 2163 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD REHAN VS State Ss. 302(b), 324, 353 & 34---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), art.22---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharg…
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