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| 2025 SLG 1852 2025 SLD 1852 = 2025 SHC 1397 |
Spl. Criminal A.T. Jail Appeal No.137 of 2017
Mr.Justice Mohammad Karim Khan Agha Mr. Justice Khadim Hussain Tunio
Appellants: 1. Muhammad Sohail S,/o Mujeeb Saad For State: Mr Muhammad Iqbal Awan ,Deputy Prosecutor General
Law: Pakistan Penal Code (PPC),1860
Section: 365-A ,34
Law: Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997
Section: 7
Law: Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898
Section: 382-B
Summary
This judgment from the High Court of Sindh at Karachi concerns the appeal of Muhammad Sohail, Jamshed, and Peer Mohammad, who were convicted by the Anti-Terrorism Court No. V, Karachi. The appellants were found guilty of kidnapping for ransom under FIR No. 239/2013, registered at P.S. Ittehad Town, Karachi. The trial court sentenced each to life imprisonment, but extended the benefit of Section 382-B Cr.P.C.
The case arose from the abduction of Fayyaz Ahmed, a medical representative, who was kidnapped by three individuals while returning home. The kidnappers demanded ransom from the victim's father. A police operation, coordinated with the complainant and CPLC, led to the arrest of two appellants at the ransom drop and the recovery of the victim from a house where the third appellant was guarding him.
The High Court reviewed the evidence and found the prosecution's case to be credible, with timely reporting, corroborated eyewitness accounts, and recovery of the victim and related evidence. The appeals were dismissed, and the convictions and sentences were upheld.