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2023 PCrLJN 38 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ARIF ALI SHAH VS MUHAMMAD TARIQ Benefit of doubt---Principle---If a simple circumstance created reasonable doubt in a prudent mind about the guilt of the accused then he would be entitled to such benefit not as a matter of grace and concess…
2023 PCrLJN 38 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ARIF ALI SHAH VS MUHAMMAD TARIQ S. 417--- appeal against acquittal--- Scope--- appeal against conviction is distinguishable from appeal against acquittal because presumption of double innocence is attached in the later case---Order of acqui…
2023 PCrLJN 39 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
SAJAN VS State S. 497---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 376, 511 & 354---Rape, assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty, attempt to commit offence---Bail, refusal of---Delayed FIR---Scope---Accused was alleged to…
2023 PCrLJN 39 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
SAJAN VS State First Information Report---Delayed FIR---Scope---Delay in lodging FIR is considered to create doubt about the case when it is used for deliberation, manipulation and settling some score or widen the net to implicate innocent…
2023 PCrLJN 41 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
USMAN alias OSSO VS State S. 497---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 302, 324, 114, 504, 147, 148 & 149---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, abetment, intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace, rioting, rioting armed with…
2023 PCrLJN 41 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
USMAN alias OSSO VS State Equity---Scope---He who seeks equity must do equity---Equity moved in the aid of law and not to defeat the law.
2023 PCrLJN 42 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Syed JAWAD ALI VS State Ss. 392, 353, 324 & 34---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Robbery, assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, common intention, act of terror…
2023 PCrLJN 42 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Syed JAWAD ALI VS State Ss. 392, 353, 324 & 34---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Robbery, assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, common intention, act of terror…
2023 PCrLJN 44 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
AMEER SHAH VS State Ss. 336, 337-a(i), 504, 147, 148 & 149---Hurt by corrosive substance, shajjah-i-khafifah, intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace, rioting, rioting armed with deadly weapon, unlawful assembly---apprecia…
2023 PCrLJN 44 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
AMEER SHAH VS State Ss. 336, 337-a(i), 504, 147, 148 & 149---Hurt by corrosive substance, shajjah-i-khafifah, intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace, rioting, rioting armed with deadly weapon, unlawful assembly---apprecia…
2023 PCrLJN 44 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
AMEER SHAH VS State Witness--- Related witnesses--- Reliance---Scope---Relationship of witnesses was not sufficient to question the credibility of their evidence.
2023 PCrLJN 44 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
AMEER SHAH VS State Enmity---Scope---Mere existence of enmity between the parties was not enough to disbelieve the version of complainant party supported by medical evidence.
2023 PCrLJN 45 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD SHARIB VS State Ss. 365-a & 34---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Kidnapping or abducting for extorting property, valuable security and common intention, act of terrorism---appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---De…
2023 PCrLJN 46 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD HASSAN VS State Ss. 6 & 23---'Terrorism'---Power to transfer cases to regular Courts---Scope---Petitioners assailed the dismissal of their application under S. 23 of Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997 for transfer of the matter to a regular…
2023 PCrLJN 47 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUZAFFAR HUSSAIN VS State S. 5---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), Ss. 6 & 7---Making or possessing explosives under suspicious circumstances, act of terrorism---appreciation of evidence---Contradictions in the statements of witnesses---E…
2023 PCrLJN 47 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUZAFFAR HUSSAIN VS State S. 5---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), Ss. 6 & 7---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 103---Making or possessing explosives under suspicious circumstances, act of terrorism---appreciation of evidence---Non…
2023 PCrLJN 47 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUZAFFAR HUSSAIN VS State S. 5---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), Ss. 6 & 7---Making or possessing explosives under suspicious circumstances, act of terrorism---appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt--- Evidence of Police Officials-…
2023 PCrLJN 47 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUZAFFAR HUSSAIN VS State Conviction---Heinous nature of offence---Scope---Mere heinous nature of offence is not sufficient to convict the accused because the accused continues with presumption of innocence until found otherwise at the end…
2023 PCrLJN 47 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUZAFFAR HUSSAIN VS State S. 5---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), Ss. 6 & 7---Making or possessing explosives under suspicious circumstances, act of terrorism---appreciation of evidence---Delay in sending the bomb/arms and ammunition for…
2023 PCrLJN 47 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUZAFFAR HUSSAIN VS State art. 117---Burden of proof---Scope---Burden is always upon the prosecution to prove the case beyond shadow of doubt.
2023 PCrLJN 47 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUZAFFAR HUSSAIN VS State S. 5---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), Ss. 6 & 7---Making or possessing explosives under suspicious circumstances, act of terrorism---appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Prosecution case was that duri…
2023 PCrLJN 47 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUZAFFAR HUSSAIN VS State Benefit of doubt---Principle---If a single circumstance, which creates reasonable doubt in a prudent mind about the guilt of accused then the accused would be entitled to its benefit not as a matter of grace and co…
2023 PCrLJN 49 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
AIJAZ ALI VS State Benefit of doubt---Principle---Once a single loophole was observed in a case presented by the prosecution much less glaring conflict in the ocular account and medical evidence or for that matter where presence of eye-witn…
2023 PCrLJN 49 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
AIJAZ ALI VS State Ss. 302, 311 & 201---Qatl-i-amd, tazir after waiver or compounding of right to qisas in qatl-i-amd, disappearance of evidence---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Ocular and medical evidence---Contradictions---…
2023 PCrLJN 49 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
AIJAZ ALI VS State Ss. 302, 311 & 201---Qatl-i-amd, tazir after waiver or compounding of right to qisas in qatl-i-amd, disappearance of evidence---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Call Data Record---Non-availability of voice re…
2023 PCrLJN 50 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MOHSIN alias MULLAN VS State Ss. 269, 270 & 337-J---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 103---Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), Art. 129(g)---Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life, malignant act likely to sp…
2023 PCrLJN 50 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MOHSIN alias MULLAN VS State S. 103---Search to be made in presence of witnesses---Scope---Evidence of police officials is as good as that of any other witness but when the prosecution case rests upon the police officials and hinges upon th…
2023 PCrLJN 50 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MOHSIN alias MULLAN VS State art. 10-a---Fair trial---Complainant acting as Investigating Officer---Scope---Fair investigation, which is the very foundation of fair trial, necessarily postulates that the informant and investigator must not…
2023 PCrLJN 50 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MOHSIN alias MULLAN VS State Complainant acting as Investigating Officer---Scope---No specific bar exists under the law against the complainant who is also the Investigating Officer of the case but being the complainant it cannot be expecte…
2023 PCrLJN 51 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ALI KHAN MARI VS State S. 497---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 302, 114, 147, 148 & 149---Qatl-i-amd, abettor present when offence is committed, rioting, armed with deadly weapon---Bail, grant of---Rule of consistency---Vicarious liability--…
2023 PCrLJN 52 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD SALEEM VS State S. 498---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), S. 489-F---Dishonestly issuing a cheque---Pre-arrest bail, grant of---Delayed FIR---Scope---Accused sought pre-arrest bail in an FIR lodged under S. 489-F, P.P.C.---First Informati…
2023 PCrLJN 54 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
YASEEN VS State Ss. 302, 337-J, 506(2) & 34---Qatl-i-amd, causing hurt by means of poison, criminal intimidation, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt--- Night time occurrence---Source of light---Un-natural conduct…
2023 PCrLJN 54 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
YASEEN VS State Ss. 302, 337-J, 506(2) & 34---Qatl-i-amd, causing hurt by means of poison, criminal intimidation, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Ocular and medical evidence---Contradictions---Scope---Prosec…
2023 PCrLJN 54 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
YASEEN VS State Ss. 302, 337-J, 506(2) & 34---Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), Art. 129(g)---Qatl-i-amd, causing hurt by means of poison, criminal intimidation, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Withholding of m…
2023 PCrLJN 54 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
YASEEN VS State Ss. 302, 337-J, 506(2) & 34---Qatl-i-amd, causing hurt by means of poison, criminal intimidation, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Contradictory statement of eye-witness---Scope---Prosecution…
2023 PCrLJN 54 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
YASEEN VS State Benefit of doubt---Principle---If a single circumstance creating reasonable doubt in the prudent mind about the guilt of the accused then accused would be entitled to the benefit not as a matter of grace and concession but a…
2023 PCrLJN 54 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
YASEEN VS State Ss. 302, 337-J, 506(2) & 34---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 342---Qatl-i-amd, causing hurt by means of poison, criminal intimidation, common intention--- Appreciation of evidence--- Examination of accused--- Scope-…
2023 PCrLJN 54 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
YASEEN VS State S. 342---Examination of accused---Scope---Piece of evidence or a circumstance not put to accused person at the time of recording of his statement under S. 342, Cr.P.C., could not be considered against him.
2023 PCrLJN 55 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
TALIB HUSSAIN VS State S. 154---Information in cognizable cases---Delayed FIR---Scope---Delay in criminal case has always been held by the superior courts to be fatal for the prosecution.
2023 PCrLJN 55 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
TALIB HUSSAIN VS State S. 498--- Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 452, 337-A(i), 337-A(iv), 337-F(i), 337-F(iv), 337-L(2), 506(2), 114, 147, 148 & 149---House-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restriant, shajjah-i-khafif…
2023 PCrLJN 57 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
LAKHMIR VS State art. 117---Burden of proof---Scope---Burden to prove its case beyond shadow of doubt is always upon the prosecution.
2023 PCrLJN 57 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
LAKHMIR VS State Benefit of doubt---Principle---If a single circumstantial doubt comes in the case of prosecution, it would go in favour of accused not as a matter of grace but as a matter of right.
2023 PCrLJN 57 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
LAKHMIR VS State Heinousness of offence---Effect---Scope---Mere heinous nature of the offence was not sufficient to convict the accused because accused had presumption of innocence until found otherwise at the end of the trial.
2023 PCrLJN 57 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
LAKHMIR VS State Ss. 302, 324, 114, 337-a(i), 337-F(i) & 34---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, abetment, shajjah-i-khafifah, ghayr-jaifah-mudihah---appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Prosecution case was that on the inst…
2023 PCrLJN 58 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUSHTAQUE HUSSAIN VS State S. 409---Prevention of Corruption act (II of 1947), S. 5(2)---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 342---Embezzlement by government employee, criminal misconduct---appreciation of evidence---Defence plea---Scop…
2023 PCrLJN 58 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUSHTAQUE HUSSAIN VS State S. 409---Prevention of Corruption act (II of 1947), S. 5(2)---Embezzlement by government employee, criminal misconduct---appreciation of evidence---Prosecution case was that accused misappropriated 2970 bags of wh…
2023 PCrLJN 59 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD ANAS VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Rule of consistency---Scope---Accused was charged that he along with his companion in furtherance of their common intention committed murder…
2023 PCrLJN 59 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD ANAS VS State Benefit of doubt---Scope---Conviction must be based and founded on unimpeachable evidence and certainty of guilt---Any doubt arising in the prosecution case must be resolved in favour of the accused.
2023 PCrLJN 59 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD ANAS VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 164---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Confession, retraction of---Scope---Accused was charged that he along with his companion in fur…
2023 PCrLJN 59 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD ANAS VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Hearsay evidence---Scope---Accused was charged that he along with his companion in furtherance of their common intention c…
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