Law: Pakistan Penal Code (PPC),1860

Section: 392,324,353

Law: Sindh Arms Act, 2013

Section: 23(1)(a)

Law: Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898

Section: 382-B

Law: Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997

Section: 7(h)

SummaryThe appellant Abid Ali was convicted by the Anti-Terrorism Court for snatching mobile phones, firing at police officers, possessing an unlicensed firearm, and other related offenses arising from an incident on 22.06.2016 in Karachi. The court held the prosecution's evidence credible, including the complainant's eyewitness account, lawful arrest, recovery of weapons and stolen mobiles, and forensic reports. The ATA charges were removed, but convictions under the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) and Sindh Arms Act were upheld with concurrent sentences of five years imprisonment and fines.Core PointsIncident involved snatching mobile phones and a police encounter.Appellant arrested at the spot with a gun and stolen phones.The complainant and police witnesses gave consistent and credible testimonies.Forensic evidence linked the firearm to the crime.Appellant sustained a bullet injury during the encounter.No delay in lodging the FIR; no enmity between complainant and accused.Charges…

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