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Criminal Revision Application No.D-123 of 2019 Criminal Jail Appeal No.S-280 of 2019
Mr. Justice Khadim Hussain Tunio,Mr. Justice Ali Haider ‘Ada’.
(Applicant Waseem Abbas Khoja: Through Mr. Khan Muhammad SangiAdvocate. The State : Through Mr. Zulfiqar Ali Jatoi, Addl.P.G. Sindh). (Appellant Muhammad Riaz Ansari : Through Mr. BadaruddinMemon, associate of Mr. Shabir Ali Bozdar, Advocate. The State : Through Mr. Zulfiqar Ali Jatoi, Addl.P.G. Sindh.)
Law: Pakistan Penal Code, 1860
Section: 302, 324, 337-C, 337-F(ii)
Law: Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898
Section: 342,382-B,
Summary of Judgment
This judgment concerns Criminal Revision No. D-123 of 2019 filed by the complainant seeking enhancement of the sentence awarded to the accused/appellant Muhammad Riaz, who was convicted under Sections 324, 337-C, and 337-F(ii) of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) and sentenced to imprisonment. The appellant challenged his conviction through a separate Criminal Appeal No. S-280 of 2019.
The incident involved a stabbing attack on the complainant’s father, Hussain Ali, on 07.09.2013, who later died on 19.01.2014. The trial court convicted the accused under relevant sections but did not convict him under Section 302 PPC (murder). The complainant sought enhancement of the sentence to death penalty, arguing the injuries caused death.
The Court examined the medical evidence and found that: