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SPECIAL CRIMINAL A.T. APPEAL NO. 257 OF 2019 SPECIAL CRIMINAL A.T. APPEAL NO. 258 OF 2019 CONFIRMATION CASE NO.13 OF 2019
MOHAMMAD KARIM KHAN AGHA, J
Appellant
Respondent Raheel son of Muhammad Rafique through Mr. Muhammad Farooq, Advocate The State through Mr. Mohammad Iqbal Awan, Additional Prosecutor General Sindh Date of Hearing Date of Announcement 12.08.2021 17.08.2021
THE JUDGE ATC-XII KARACHI V/S RAHEEL S/O MUHAMMAD RAFIQUE Sindh High Court, Karachi
Law: Pakistan Penal Code (PPC),1860
Section: 302(b), 324, 353, 186, 34
Law: Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997
Section: 7
Law: Sindh Arms Act, 2013
Section: 23(1)-A
Summary:
The appellant Raheel was convicted by the Anti-Terrorism Court, Karachi, in two separate cases: one involving the murder of a police officer (FIR No. 34/2014) and other offences during a police encounter, and another involving illegal possession of a firearm (FIR No. 110/2014). The conviction included death sentence under Section 302(b) PPC read with Section 7 ATA, 10 years’ imprisonment for Section 324/353 PPC read with Section 7 ATA, and 10 years’ imprisonment under Section 23(1)-A SAA 2013.
On appeal, the High Court analyzed the identification evidence critically. The sole eyewitness’s identification of the appellant was deemed unreliable due to:
Fleeting glimpse under poor conditions,