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2022 PCrLJ 1208 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
MUHAMMAD NABI alias NABIKHO VS State S. 302(b)--- Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Crime weapon was recovered on the disclosure of accused---Reliance---Scope---Accused was charged for committing murder of the broth…
2022 PCrLJ 1208 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
MUHAMMAD NABI alias NABIKHO VS State S. 302(b)--- Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Accused was charged for committing murder of the brother of complainant by firing---Ocular account had been furnished by two eye-wi…
2022 PCrLJ 1208 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
MUHAMMAD NABI alias NABIKHO VS State S. 302(b)--- Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Medical evidence---Scope---Accused was charged for committing murder of the brother of complainant by firing---Medical evidence in…
2022 PCrLJ 1208 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
MUHAMMAD NABI alias NABIKHO VS State S. 302(b)--- Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Contradictions in the statement of witness---Scope---Accused was charged for committing murder of the brother of complainant by fir…
2022 PCrLJ 1208 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
MUHAMMAD NABI alias NABIKHO VS State Benefit of doubt---Principle---If any single and slightest doubt is created, benefit of the same must go to the accused and will be sufficient to disbelieve the prosecution story and acquit the accused.…
2022 PCrLJ 1260 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
AHMED SHAH VS State Witness---Injured witness---Scope---Testimony of injured witness is to be tested on the principle of appreciation of other prosecution witnesses---Injury mean that the witness was present at the place of occurrence but m…
2022 PCrLJ 1260 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
AHMED SHAH VS State aggressor party---Determination---Mere number of injuries sustained by complainant party not sufficient to hold that accused was aggressor---Possibility of self-defence could not be ruled out. Bashir ahmed v. The State 2…
2022 PCrLJ 1260 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
AHMED SHAH VS State Site plan---Scope---Site plan is not substantive piece of evidence but being first reflector of spot as pointed out by eye-witnesses, furnishes view of occurrence to scrutinize evidence tendered at Trial Court by prosecu…
2022 PCrLJ 1260 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
AHMED SHAH VS State S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Acquittal of co-accused---Maxim: falsus in uno falsus in omnibus---Applicability---Chance witnesses---Two accused persons faced trial for committing qatl-i-amd of decea…
2022 PCrLJ 1308 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
Sheikh ARSALAN VS State S. 540---Summoning of witness---Scope---If evidence of any witness appears to the Court to be essential to the just decision of the case, it was the power of the Court to summon and examine or recall and re-examine a…
2022 PCrLJ 1308 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
Sheikh ARSALAN VS State Ss. 302(b), 392 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, robbery, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Recovery of weapon of offence, mobile phone and crime empties---Scope---Accused was charged that he along with co-accused snat…
2022 PCrLJ 1308 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
Sheikh ARSALAN VS State Ss. 302(b), 392 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, robbery, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Accused was charged that he along with co-accused snatched mobile phone and also made firing upon the brother of the complaina…
2022 PCrLJ 1308 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
Sheikh ARSALAN VS State Ss. 302(b), 392 & 34---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 342---Qatl-i-amd, robbery, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Statement of accused was recorded under S. 342, Cr.P.C.---Scope---Accused was ch…
2022 PCrLJ 1356 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
MUHAMMAD SALEEM VS State Ss. 302(b), 397 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, robbery, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Delay in recording the statement of eye-witness---Scope---Allegations against the accused were that they all in furtherance o…
2022 PCrLJ 1356 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
MUHAMMAD SALEEM VS State S. 161---Delay in recording statement of witness by the police---Scope---Credibility of a witness is always looked with serious suspicion, if his statement under S. 161, Cr.P.C., was recorded with delay without offe…
2022 PCrLJ 1356 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
MUHAMMAD SALEEM VS State Ss. 302(b), 397 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, dacoity, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Delay in sending weapon of offence and crime empty for analysis---Scope---Allegations against the accused were that they in f…
2022 PCrLJ 1356 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
MUHAMMAD SALEEM VS State Benefit of doubt---Principle---Conviction must be based on unimpeachable evidence with certainty of guilt---Any doubt arising out from the prosecution's case, must be resolved in favour of the accused. Head NotesCas…
2022 PCrLJ 1356 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
MUHAMMAD SALEEM VS State Ss. 302(b), 397 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, dacoity, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Medical evidence---Scope---Allegations against the accused were that they in furtherance of their common intention snatched t…
2022 PCrLJ 1356 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
MUHAMMAD SALEEM VS State Ss. 302(b), 397 & 34---Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), Art. 22---Qatl-i-amd, robbery, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Test identification parade---Infirmities---Allegations against the accused were that…
2022 PCrLJ 1427 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
JUMA KHAN VS State S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd--- Appreciation of evidence--- Motive was proved---Scope---Accused was charged for committing murder of his wife/sister of complainant---Motive behind the occurrence had been established by the pros…
2022 PCrLJ 1427 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
JUMA KHAN VS State S. 302(b)---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 164---Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Confessional statement of accused, recording of---Scope---Accused was charged for committing murder of his wife/sister of c…
2022 PCrLJ 1427 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
JUMA KHAN VS State S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Recovery of weapon of offence and crime empties on the disclosure of accused---Reliance---Scope---Accused was charged for committing murder of his wife/sister of complai…
2022 PCrLJ 1427 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
JUMA KHAN VS State S. 164--- Extra-judicial confession--- Scope--- Extra-judicial confession could be made sole basis for conviction of an accused, if the court believed that it was true and voluntary and was not obtained by torture or coer…
2022 PCrLJ 1427 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
JUMA KHAN VS State S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Circumstantial evidence---Scope---Accused was charged for committing murder of his wife/sister of complainant---Record showed that the conduct of the accused had also st…
2022 PCrLJ 1427 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
JUMA KHAN VS State S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Accused was charged for committing murder of his wife/sister of complainant---Ocular account had been furnished by two witnesses---Statements of both the said witnesses…
2022 PCrLJ 1480 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
ALI AHMED VS State Recovery--- Incriminating material--- Scope--- Recovery of incriminating material was not necessary for recording conviction---If ocular account was convincing and worthy of credit and same also found support from medical…
2022 PCrLJ 1480 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
ALI AHMED VS State Medical evidence---Scope---Medical evidence did not identify the accused---Medical evidence confirmed injuries on the person of deceased/injured, and locale/seat of injuries and weapon used---Medical evidence was not subs…
2022 PCrLJ 1480 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
ALI AHMED VS State S. 149---Unlawful assembly, members of---Culpability---Scope---Proof of specific overt act is not necessary while determining the guilt of accused being member of unlawful assembly and it would be sufficient for the prose…
2022 PCrLJ 1480 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
ALI AHMED VS State Contradictions in the prosecution case---Scope---Only those contradictions would be considered as fatal to the prosecution case, which materially affect the ocular account. Head NotesCase Description
2022 PCrLJ 1480 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
ALI AHMED VS State Ss. 302(b), 324, 337-a(i), 337-a(ii), 147 & 149---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, shajjah-i-khafifah, shajjah-i-mudihah, rioting, unlawful assembly---appreciation of evidence---Prosecution case was that the accu…
2022 PCrLJ 1480 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
ALI AHMED VS State S. 154---First information report---Delay in lodging the FIR by police---Scope---Mere delay in reporting of crime to police by itself was not fatal to the prosecution case---First Information Report was not a substantive…
2022 PCrLJ 1570 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
ABDUL KARIM VS State S. 342---Power of court to examine the accused---Scope---If any incriminating piece of evidence is not put to accused in statement under S. 342, Cr.P.C., the court can not rely upon such testimony---Accused was not to b…
2022 PCrLJ 1570 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
ABDUL KARIM VS State Witness---Statement of injured witness---Scope---Mere injury on a person of witness does not prove that he comes forward with whole truth---Injured means the person was present at the time of occurrence---Only presence…
2022 PCrLJ 1570 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
ABDUL KARIM VS State Ss. 324 & 337-F(i)---attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, ghayr-jaifah-mudihah---appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Contradictions in the statements of witnesses---Scope---accused was charged for injuring the brothe…
2022 PCrLJ 1570 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
ABDUL KARIM VS State Benefit of doubt---Principle---accused was favourite child of law, where any reasonable doubt arose in the case of prosecution the accused would be entitled for benefit of such doubt as matter of right not grace. Head N…
2022 PCrLJ 1570 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
ABDUL KARIM VS State abscondance---Scope---Mere abscondence is no conclusive proof of guilt of accused. Head NotesCase Description
2022 PCrLJ 1570 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
ABDUL KARIM VS State Ss. 324 & 337-F(i)---attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, ghayr-jaifah-mudihah---appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Infirmities and omissions---Scope---accused was charged for injuring the brother of the complainant…
2022 PCrLJ 1570 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
ABDUL KARIM VS State Enmity---Conviction---Scope---If enmity existed between the parties, the rule of caution requires independent corroboration---Conviction on the basis of inimical witnesses was against the principles of natural justice.…
2022 PCrLJ 1623 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
SULEMAN VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Motive not proved---Scope---Accused were charged for committing murder of the deceased by firing---Motive behind the occurrence was that the deceas…
2022 PCrLJ 1623 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
SULEMAN VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 161---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Delay of two days in recording the statements of witnesses---Scope---Accused were charged for committ…
2022 PCrLJ 1623 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
SULEMAN VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Recovery of crime weapon---Reliance---Scope---Accused were charged for committing murder of the deceased by firing---In the present case, the other…
2022 PCrLJ 1623 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
SULEMAN VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Delay of about one month and twenty two days in sending the pistol to Ballistic Expert---Scope---Accused were charged for committing murder of the…
2022 PCrLJ 1623 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
SULEMAN VS State Recovery of crime weapon---Scope---Recovery of a crime weapon was a corroboratory piece of evidence---In the absence of direct ocular evidence, mere recovery of a crime weapon could not be based for conviction. Head NotesCa…
2022 PCrLJ 1623 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
SULEMAN VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Night time occurrence---Source of light---Scope---Accused were charged for committing murder of the deceased by firing---Motive behind the occurren…
2022 PCrLJ 1659 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
AJMAL VS ADDITIONAL SESSIONS JUDGE-IV, QUETTA Ss. 169 & 204---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 302 & 365---Discharge--- Resummoning of accused---Jurisdiction---Petitioners were arrested for committing Qatl-i-amd and abduction who assailed thei…
2022 PCrLJ 1710 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
TAJ-UD-DIN VS State Ss. 364-a & 377---Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), art. 39---Sodomy---appreciation of evidence---Medical evidence---Offence---Determination--Confession before police---accused persons were alleged to have abducted complain…
2022 PLD 36 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
CHURCH MISSIONARY TRUST ASSOCIATION VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Ministry of Religious Affairs, Islamabad arts.20, 21, 22, 26, 27 & 36---Religious minorities, protection of---Islamic law---Respect for the basic rights of minorities wou…
2022 PLD 36 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
CHURCH MISSIONARY TRUST ASSOCIATION VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Ministry of Religious Affairs, Islamabad Religious minorities, protection of---Every State was duty bound to take necessary measures to ensure that the persons belonging…
2022 PLD 36 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
CHURCH MISSIONARY TRUST ASSOCIATION VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Ministry of Religious Affairs, Islamabad S. 3---Property of minorities---Bar on sale/transfer of---Scope---Petitioner/Church Missionary Trust Association challenged the D…
2022 YLR 110 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
ARBAB NIZAM UD DIN KASI VS GOVERNMENT OF BALOCHISTAN S.18---Reference to Court---Scope---Petitioner sought enhanced rate of compensation of structural value of his bungalow which was being acquired for the purpose of widening of a bypass---…
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