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2021 PCrLJN 83 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
ABDULLAH alias KHALIQ DAD VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Recovery of crime weapon---Delay in sending crime weapon for analysis---Effect---Delay in sending the articles to Forensic Scienc…
2021 PCrLJN 83 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
ABDULLAH alias KHALIQ DAD VS State Witness---Related and interested witnesses---Reliance---Scope---Testimony of related/interested witness could not be discarded on the ground of mere relationship---Related witness was as much competent wit…
2021 PCrLJN 83 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
ABDULLAH alias KHALIQ DAD VS State Recovery---Recovery of crime weapon---Evidentiary value---Recovery of crime weapon was not mandatory requirement of law---Same being circumstantial piece of evidence merely tended corroboration to other pi…
2021 PCrLJN 83 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
ABDULLAH alias KHALIQ DAD VS State Statement---Minor contradictions---Scope---Minor contradictions in the statements of eye-witnesses were not sufficient to discard their statements.
2021 PLD 72 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
JADOON NASIM AKHTAR VS State Ss. 2(c) & 9---Offender convicted and sentenced in a foreign country transferred to Pakistan---Sentence, modification of---Scope---Accused persons convicted by competent court of law of foreign country/ sentenci…
2021 YLRN 53 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
BAHAWAL KHAN VS RAB NAWAZ S. 561-a---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 419, 420, 467, 468 & 471---Constitution of Pakistan, art. 13--- Cheating by personation, cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property, forgery for valuable securit…
2021 YLRN 61 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
GHULAM MUSTAFA alias RAJA BULEDI VS State Witness--- Interested and related witness---Reliance--- Scope--- Term "interested"---Connotation---Testimony of the witness which was trustworthy and inspiring confidence could not be discarded on t…
2021 YLRN 61 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
GHULAM MUSTAFA alias RAJA BULEDI VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Ocular account---Scope---Accused were charged for committing murder of the brother of the complainant by firing---Being a…
2021 YLRN 61 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
GHULAM MUSTAFA alias RAJA BULEDI VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Medical evidence---Scope---Accused were charged for committing murder of the brother of the complainant by firing---Medica…
2021 YLRN 61 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
GHULAM MUSTAFA alias RAJA BULEDI VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---Qatl-i-amd, common intention--- Appreciation of evidence---Motive was proved---Scope---Accused were charged for committing murder of the brother of the complainant by firing---Moti…
2021 YLRN 61 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
GHULAM MUSTAFA alias RAJA BULEDI VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---Qatl-i-amd, common intention--- Appreciation of evidence---Justification for the presence of witnesses at the spot---Scope---Accused were charged for committing murder of the broth…
2021 YLRN 61 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
GHULAM MUSTAFA alias RAJA BULEDI VS State Interference---Scope---acquittal carried with it a double presumption of innocence---acquittal order could be reversed only when found blatantly perverse, resting upon fringes of impossibility and r…
2021 YLRN 61 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
GHULAM MUSTAFA alias RAJA BULEDI VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Recovery of weapon and crime empties---Scope---Accused were charged for committing murder of the brother of the complainan…
2021 YLRN 61 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
GHULAM MUSTAFA alias RAJA BULEDI VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Delay of three hours and five minutes in lodging the FIR---Scope---Accused were charged for committing murder of the broth…
2021 YLRN 61 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
GHULAM MUSTAFA alias RAJA BULEDI VS State Evidence---Discrepancies in---Scope---If the discrepancies were shattering the prosecution story on salient features then it had substance to intervene on the subject otherwise it had no impact on t…
2021 YLRN 61 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
GHULAM MUSTAFA alias RAJA BULEDI VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---Qatl-i-amd, common intention--- Appreciation of evidence---Vicarious liability---Scope---Accused were charged for committing murder of the brother of the complainant by firing---Re…
2021 YLRN 95 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
Sardar MASOOM KHAN VS State S. 498---Mala fide---Scope---For grant of pre-arrest bail, one of the pre-condition is that the accused has to show that his arrest is intended by the prosecution out of mala fide intention and for ulterior consi…
2021 YLRN 95 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
Sardar MASOOM KHAN VS State Ss.497 & 498---Bail---Abscondence---Scope---Mere abscondence is no ground to curtail the liberty of a person.
2021 YLRN 95 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
Sardar MASOOM KHAN VS State S. 497--- Bail--- Principle---Observa-tions made in bail granting order are tentative in nature and same will not influence merits of the case at the trial.
2021 YLRN 95 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
Sardar MASOOM KHAN VS State S. 498---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 302, 324 & 34---Anti-Terrorism Act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, common intention, act of terrorism---Ad-interim pre-arrest bail, confirm…
2021 YLRN 108 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
ABDUL GHANI VS State S. 376--- Criminal Law (Amendment), (Offences Related to Rape) Act (XLIV of 2016), S. 5---Rape of minor---Appreciation of evidence---Sentence, quantum of---Allegation against the accused was that he raped the daughter o…
2021 YLRN 108 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
ABDUL GHANI VS State Witness---Child witness---Conviction of accused---Scope---Conviction could be handed down placing reliance on the sole testimony of a child witness, but as a rule of prudence, it is generally preferred that it should be…
2021 YLRN 108 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
ABDUL GHANI VS State S. 376---Rape---Appreciation of evidence---Delay of about thirteen hours in lodging the FIR---Scope---Allegation against the accused was that he raped the daughter of complainant aged ten years---Sentence, enhancement o…
2021 YLRN 108 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
ABDUL GHANI VS State Witness--- Child witness--- Scope--- Child witness is not barred from entering the witness box and it is the satisfaction of the Trial Court, which is of crucial importance---Child who also happened to be a victim of an…
2021 YLRN 108 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
ABDUL GHANI VS State S. 376--- Rape--- Appreciation of evidence---Medical evidence---Scope---Allegation against the accused was that he raped the daughter of complainant aged ten years---Sentence, enhancement of---Female Medical Officer had…
2021 YLRN 108 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
ABDUL GHANI VS State S. 376---Rape---Appreciation of evidence---DNA test--- Scope---Allegation against the accused was that he raped the daughter of complainant aged ten years---Held, when rape had been established, to conduct a DNA test to…
2021 YLRN 108 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
ABDUL GHANI VS State S. 376--- Rape--- Appreciation of evidence--- Ocular account--- Scope---Allegation against the accused was that he raped the daughter of complainant aged ten years---Sentence, enhancement of---In the present case, the f…
2021 YLRN 117 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
NAQEEBULLAH VS State Ss. 302, 204, 201, 187 & 109---Qatl-i-amd, destruction of document, causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender, omission to assist public servant when bound to give assi…
2021 YLRN 117 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
NAQEEBULLAH VS State Ss. 302, 204, 201, 187 & 109---Qatl-i-amd, destruction of document, causing disappearance of evidence of offence or giving false information to screen offender, omission to assist public servant when bound to give assis…
2021 YLRN 117 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
NAQEEBULLAH VS State Ss. 302, 204, 201, 187 & 109---Qatl-i-amd, destruction of document, causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender, omission to assist public servant when bound to give assi…
2021 YLRN 117 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
NAQEEBULLAH VS State Witness--- Related and interested witness--- Reliance--- Scope--- Mere relationship of the witnesses with the deceased is no ground to discard their testimony, if their evidence is found entirely independent and truthfu…
2021 YLRN 117 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
NAQEEBULLAH VS State Ss. 302, 204, 201, 187 & 109---Qatl-i-amd, destruction of document, causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender, omission to assist public servant when bound to give assi…
2021 PLD 79 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
SHABBIR AHMED VS MUHAMMAD MUZAMIL HUSSAIN O. XXII, R. 3---Procedure in case of death of one of several plaintiffs or of sole plaintiff---Scope---Where no application is made or intimation is given of death of sole or one of several plaintif…
2021 PLD 79 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
SHABBIR AHMED VS MUHAMMAD MUZAMIL HUSSAIN O. XIV, Rr. 1 & 3---Framing of issues---Material from which issues may be framed---Scope---Issues are to be framed on the basis of material alleged by one party and denied by other---Court should fr…
2021 PLD 84 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
BAHADUR KHAN VS The VICE-CHANCELLOR, BALOCHISTAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES, QUETTA art. 199---Constitutional petition---Test for admission in Medical College---Policy decision of government---Scope---Petitioner passed his ma…
2021 PLD 84 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
BAHADUR KHAN VS The VICE-CHANCELLOR, BALOCHISTAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES, QUETTA art. 199---Constitutional jurisdiction---Policy decision---Scope---High Court cannot sit as a Court of appeal over the policy decisions and s…
2021 PLD 87 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
MUHAMMAD NAWAZ VS State Evidence---No one can be convicted on the basis of presumption---Presumption how much strong, cannot take place of legal evidence.
2021 PLD 87 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
MUHAMMAD NAWAZ VS State Ss. 223, 224 & 120-B---Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant, resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension, criminal conspiracy---Appreciation of evidence---Acq…
2021 PLD 87 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
MUHAMMAD NAWAZ VS State S. 223---Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant---Proof of negligence---Scope---Prosecution must prove that whoever being public servant was legally bound to keep in confinement any…
2021 PLD 87 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
MUHAMMAD NAWAZ VS State "Negligence"---Meaning.
2021 PLD 87 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
MUHAMMAD NAWAZ VS State appreciation of evidence---Where there are two possibilities, one which favours the accused will be accepted because the accused is favourite child of law.
2021 PLD 94 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
Malik MEHRULLAH KHAN VS MUHAMMAD HAYAT S. 6---act of 'terrorism'---Scope---Terrorists operate on a level different from that on which ordinary criminals operate, their operations and tactics are different and the offence of terrorism is mor…
2021 PLD 94 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
Malik MEHRULLAH KHAN VS MUHAMMAD HAYAT S. 6---act of 'terrorism'---Scope---Courts, for determining the issue whether a case is triable under the anti-Terrorism act, 1997 or not, are required to examine the FIR (First Information Report), th…
2021 PLD 97 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
TAJ MUHAMMAD VS NOOR-UD-DIN art. 59---Opinion of expert---Scope---Opinion of expert is relevant in evidence, but without examination of such expert his report is not admissible.
2021 PLD 97 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
TAJ MUHAMMAD VS NOOR-UD-DIN art. 59---Opinions of expert---Reliance---Scope---Exhibition of report---Scope---Question before High Court was whether the Trial Court without calling the expert as witness of handwriting and fingerprint could e…
2021 PLD 97 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
TAJ MUHAMMAD VS NOOR-UD-DIN Documentary evidence---Proof---Exhibition of document---Scope---Mere placing a document on record cannot be considered as evidence unless proved through prescribed procedure---Document can be proved through the s…
2021 PLD 5 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
NOOR UD DIN VS The SECRETARY BOARD OF REVENUE DEPARTMENT O.VII, R.11---Suit for declaration and injunction---"Rejection" and "dismissal" of plaint---Distinction---Trial Court dismissed the suit on application filed by defendant under O.VII…
2021 PLD 105 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
MUHAMMAD AJMAL VS PROVINCE OF BALOCHISTAN art. 199(1)(c)---Constitutional jurisdiction---Enforcement of Fundamental Rights---Scope---High Court, in exercise of the constitutional jurisdiction for enforcement of fundamental rights, has unlim…
2021 PLD 105 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
MUHAMMAD AJMAL VS PROVINCE OF BALOCHISTAN art. 18---Freedom of trade, business or profession---Scope---article 18 of the Constitution declares in unequivocal terms freedom of occupation, trade and business but it is equally true that such r…
2021 PLD 105 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
MUHAMMAD AJMAL VS PROVINCE OF BALOCHISTAN art. 199---Constitutional jurisdiction---Enforcement of Fundamental Rights---Scope---Jurisdiction of High Court while exercising power under art. 199 of the Constitution is restricted to making an o…
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