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| 2014 SLG 2410 2014 SLD 2410 2014 PCRLJ 587 |
Peshawar High Court
Criminal Appeal No. 348-P of 2012 with Murder Reference No. 15 of 2012, decided on 18th June, 2013
YAHYA AFRIDI AND SYED AFSAR SHAH, JJ
Khawaja Muhammad Khan Gara for Appellant. Kamran for
Respondents. Miss Zarmena for the State
Criminal Appeal No. 348-P of 2012 with Murder Reference No. 15 of 2012, decided on 18th June, 2013
YAHYA AFRIDI AND SYED AFSAR SHAH, JJ
Khawaja Muhammad Khan Gara for Appellant. Kamran for
Respondents. Miss Zarmena for the State
ATTA-UR-REHMAN alias TAWAR
VS
ZUHAIB ALI and another
Law:
Section:
Penal Code (XLV of 1860)-------Ss. 302(b), 324 & 452---Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), Art.46---Qatl-e-amd, attempt to commit qatl-e-amd, house-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint---Appreciation of evidence---Sentence, reduction--- Mitigating circumstance--- Dying declaration---Scope---No reason existed to disbelieve dying declaration of deceased, then injured---Dying declaration of deceased then injured was also corroborated by ocular account furnished by the eye-witnesses---Both eye-witnesses had furnished the natural and straightforward account in respect of the occurrence, by recounting the facts mentioned by the deceased then injured in his F.I.R.---Eye-witnesses were subjected to lengthy searching and taxing cross-examination, but nothing could be extracted from their mouths, which could diminish the probative worth of their testimony---Absolutely no conflict was noticed between account narrated by prosecution witnesses and the entries made in the site plan---No inconsistency existed between the dying declaration made by the deceased, then injured, ocular account furnished by the two eye-witnesses and medical evidence, rather it supplemented each other---Account furnished by the official witnesses, including the medical officer also appeared to be natural and straightforward, without any significant discrepancy in their version---Minor discrepancies/ omissions, if any, on the part of the prosecution in the matter, was not of much importance when the entire evidence available on record appeared to be trustworthy---Charge against accused having been proved beyond any reasonable doubt, he had rightly been convicted by the Trial Court---Record did not show with certainty that it was the shot of accused, and not that of the absconding co-accused, which killed the deceased---Sentence of death awarded to accused by the Trial Court was converted into imprisonment for life, in circumstances---Benefit of S.382-B, Cr.P.C., would also remain intact. Allah Dad and others v. The State 1995 SCMR 142 and Habib-ur-Rehman and another v. The State PLD 1994 Pesh. 126 rel. JUDGMENT SYED AFSAR SHAH, J.---This Criminal Appeal is directed…
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