Case Details

Citation(s)
2024 SLG 2804 2024 SLD 2804 2024 PCRLJ 396
Peshawar High Court
Criminal Appeal No. 978-P of 2022, decided on 30th November, 2022.Date of hearing: 30th November, 2022.
Before Musarrat Hilali and Ishtiaq Ibrahim, JJ
Naqeebullah Khalil for Appellant. Muhammad Nisar Khan, A.A.G. for the State.

SAHIB SHAH---Appellant

VS

The STATE---Respondent

Law: Penal Code (XLV of 1860)

Section: 324,353,427,34

Law: Anti Terrorism Act, 1997

Section: 7

Law: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Arms Act, (XXIII of 2013)

Section: 15

(a) Penal Code (XLV of 1860)--- ----Ss. 324, 353, 427 & 34---Anti-Terrorism Act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Arms Act (XXIII of 2013), S. 15---Attempt to commit qalt-i-amd, assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty, mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees, common intention, possession of unlicensed weapon, act of terrorism---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Night time occurrence---Source of light not provided---Accused was charged that he along with his co-accused made firing upon the police party, due to which complainant sustained firearm injury---Case of the prosecution was that the occurrence in this case had taken place at 07:40 p.m., while the sunset time in that area was almost 05:08 p.m., which was after about two hours and thirty minutes of the sunset time---Meaning thereby that the occurrence had taken place at nocturnal hours and no source of identification had been given by the complainant in his report and Court statement---Even in the site plan, no source of light had been shown by the Investigating Officer nor had been taken into possession from the place of occurrence---From the contents of the FIR, it was imminently clear that when the complainant spotted the persons and he was trying to apprehend them, the accused warned him that not to come close to them and thereafter the occurrence had taken place---Thus, when the identification of the accused had been made through voice, which was the most week type of evidence, it by itself was not sufficient for awarding capital punishment to an accused, in circumstances--- Appeal was allowed and accused was acquitted of the charges. Ahmad Sher and another v. State PLD 1995 FSC 20; The State v. Fazal Ahmad and another 1970 PCr.LJ 633; Hamzo and 2 others v. The State 1972 PCr.LJ 478; Abdul Rashid and 3 others v. The State 1973 PCr.LJ 428 and Misri and 03 others v. The State 1984 PCr.LJ 2832 rel. (b) Penal Code (XLV of 1860)--- ----Ss. 324, 353, 427 & 34---Anti-Terrorism Act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Arms Act (XXIII of 2013), S. 15---Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), Art. 22---Attempt to commit qalt-i-amd,…
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