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Keywords: Cross-Examination, Death Sentence, Examination, Plea, Investigation, Recording, Trial Court, Defence, Recovery, Evidence, Contracted Marriage, Penalty, Prosecution, Conviction, Guilty, Place, Testimony, Information, Registered, Confirmation Result: Appeal dismissed JUDGMENT ABDUL KADIR SHAIKH, J.-The appellant, Chan Muhammad alias Channa son of Gul Zaman, aged 20 years, was convicted by the learned Sessions Judge, Karachi, on 28th September 1958, under section 302, P. P. C. For the murder of Mst. Safeedi Jan in her house situate in Bakra Piri, in the city of Karachi. The case before us is by way of the appeal filed by the appellant and also on the reference from the Sessions Judge, Karachi, for the confirmation of the death sentence. 2. The prosecution case may be narrated in the words of Mst. Shahnaz Begum, 10 years' old daughter of the deceased, which she spoke at the trial. The incident occurred at about 8-30 a.m., on the 11th October 1967, and this is what she said about what happened in her house that day :- "I was in my house and about to go to take lessons to the house of Miandad which is just near. Accused Chan Muhammad is son of maternal uncle of my father. He was sitting on the charpoy. He used to come to us daily. My mother was washing utensils. Chan Muhammad accused was still there. My mother asked Chan Muhammad not to come to her house. Accused Chan Muhammad, took out a knife, got angry and stabbed my mother. In the meantime, my mother gave Chappal (jooti) to the accused. Chan Muhammad stabbed my mother. I and my mother raised cries. I was going to inform my Dadi. On the way I met Faiz Ahmad. He asked me and I told him that accused Chan Muhammad had stabbed my mother. Chan Muhammad accused was running away., P. W. Dost Muhammad (Chacha Dosa) came to our house. P. Ws. Faiz Ahmad and Muhammad Din also came there. Y. W. Dost Muhammad enquired from my mother and she told him that accused Chan Muhammad had stabbed her. Faiz Muhammad also enquired from her and she gave the same reply." 2. P. W. Faiz Muhammad then went to Abdul Ghaffar, half brother of Hassan Ali, the husband of the deceased, and narrated the incident to him. In the meantime,…

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