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High Court (AJ&K)
Criminal Appeal No. 16 of 2019, decided on 15th November, 2024.
Before Mian Arif Hussain and Chaudhary Khalid Rasheed, JJ
Sardar Muhammad Suleman Khan and Sumaira Noreen for the convict/ Appellant. Sardar Muhammad Shafique, A.A.G. for the State.
Criminal Appeal No. 16 of 2019, decided on 15th November, 2024.
Before Mian Arif Hussain and Chaudhary Khalid Rasheed, JJ
Sardar Muhammad Suleman Khan and Sumaira Noreen for the convict/ Appellant. Sardar Muhammad Shafique, A.A.G. for the State.
SAJID AKRAM---Appellant
VERSUS
The STATE through Abdul Jalil and another---Respondents
Law: Penal Code (XLV of 1860)
Section: 302(b),458,337A(i),337F(i),337D(i)109,34
Law: Offences Against Property (Enforcement of Hudood) Ordinance, 1979
Section: VI,17(3),17(4)
Law: Arms Ordinance, 1965
Section: XX,13
Law: Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)
Section: 161,169,173,265D,342,340(2),544(2)
(a) Azad Penal Code (XLV of 1860)-------Ss. 302(b), 458, 337-A(i), 337-F(i), 337-D(i), 109 & 34---Offences Against Property (Enforcement of Hudood) Ordinance (VI of 1979), Ss.17(3) & 17(4)--Arms Ordinance (XX of 1965), S. 13---Qatl-i-amd, lurking house-trespass or housebreaking by night after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint, shajjah-i-khafifah, ghayr-jaifah-damiyah, jaifah, abetment, common intention, harabah, possessing illicit weapons--- Appreciation of evidence---Accused was charged that he along with his co-accused entered into the house of complainant, took away cash, gold ornaments, 12-bore rifle and documents and made firing due to which sister-in-law of complainant was hit and died, whereas his wife sustained firearm injuries---Admittedly convict-appellant had been involved in the case in view of the statement of co-accused, who was an absconder---No one from the complainant side or his inmates identified appellant, though it was sine qua non for the prosecution to conduct the identification parade of the convict appellant---Admittedly, no identification parade had been con-ducted---Co-accused also nominated some other persons as accused but all of them were discharged under S.169 Cr.P.C. by the police during investigation except the convict-appellant, thus the statement of coaccused by involving convict appellant became highly doubtful and was required to be corroborated by other reliable evidence--- In the instant case it was apparent from the available record that the statement of co-accused to the extent of involvement of convict-appellant had not been corroborated by any other piece of evidence---Appeal against conviction was allowed, in circumstances.(b) Azad Penal Code (XLV of 1860)-------Ss. 302(b), 458, 337-A(i), 337-F(i), 337-D(i), 109 & 34---Offences Against Property (Enforcement of Hudood) Ordinance (VI of 1979), Ss.17(3) & 17(4)--Arms Ordinance (XX of 1965), S. 13---Qatl-i-amd, lurking house-trespass or housebreaking by night after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint, shajjah-i-khafifah, ghayr-jaifah-damiyah, jaifah, abetment, common intention, harabah, possessing illicit weapons---…