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| 2025 SLG 1370 2025 SLD 1370 = 2025 SCP 179 = 2025 SCMR 1360 |
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 703 OF 2020 {Against the judgment dated 22.02.2016 in Crl.Appeal N0.66-J of 2011 and Murder Reference No. 73 of 201, passed by the Lahore High Court, Rawalpindi Bench Rawalpindi}
MR. JUSTICE MUHAMMAD HASHIM KHAN KAKAR MR. JUSTICE SALAHUDDIN PANHWAR MR. JUSTICE ISHTIAQ IBRAHIM
Iftikhar Kiyani alias Khara ...Appellant(s)
VERSUS
The State ...Respondent(s)
Law: Pakistan Penal Code, 1860
Section: 302(b),34
Law: Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1898
Section: 544-A , 374
Summary of Judgment
The case concerns Iftikhar Kayani alias Khara, who, along with co-accused, was charged with the murder of Haji Muhammad Mahfooz under Sections 302 and 34 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC). The incident occurred on September 10, 2010, when the accused, armed with a rifle, shot the deceased at Nulla Kansee near Mangla Dam. Eyewitnesses, who were relatives of the deceased, provided consistent testimonies that were found credible by the courts. The medical evidence corroborated the prosecution's case, confirming the cause of death as a firearm injury.
The Trial Court convicted the appellant under Section 302(b) PPC and sentenced him to death, also ordering compensation to the legal heirs of the deceased under Section 544-A of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC). On appeal, the Lahore High Court upheld the conviction but reduced the sentence from death to life imprisonment, citing mitigating circumstances. The Supreme Court, after reviewing the evidence and arguments, found no reason to interfere with the lower courts' findings and dismissed the appeal, maintaining the life imprisonment sentence.
Core Points
Incident: Murder of Haji Muhammad Mahfooz on 10.09.2010 by Iftikhar Kayani alias Khara and co-accused.