Case Details

Citation(s)
2000 SLG 1036 2000 SLD 1036 2000 SCMR 1627 2000 SLD 1449 2000 SCMR 1627
Supreme Court of Pakistan
Criminal Petition No. 180-L of 1998, decision dated: 14-04-1999.
NASIR ALAM ZAHID AND ABDUR REHMAN KHAN, JJ

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KARAM HUSSAIN

VS

THE STATE

Law:

Section:

Penal Code (XLV of 1860)--S. 302/34---Constitution of Pakistan (1973), Art. 185(3)---Leave to appeal was granted to consider whether on the basis of "last seen" evidence alongwith the motive alleged in the case against accused, High Court was right in sustaining the conviction of the petitioner specially in view of the fact that the other co-accused had been acquitted. Shahid Hussain Kadri, Advocate Supreme Court with Muhammad Aslam Chaudhary, Advocate-on-Record for Petitioner. Nemo for the State. Date of hearing: 14th April, 1999. ORDER NASIR ASLAM ZAHID, J.---This petition has been filed by convict Karam Hussain son of Muhammad Sadiq challenging the impugned judgment dated 23-9-1997 of the Lahore High Court whereby his conviction and sentence for the murder of Hazoor Ahmed for which he was given life imprisonment by the trial Court have been confirmed. We have heard Mr. Shahid Hussain Kadri, , learned Advocate Supreme Court for the petitioner. 2. Two other co-accused namely, Ahmad Din and Ghulam Muhammad faced trial before the trial Court alongwith petitioner Karam Hussain for the murder of Hazoor Ahmed, There is no eye-witness in this case and the trial Court convicted all the three accused on the basis of "last seen" evidence given by P.W.7 Sana Ullah; motive as against petitioner Karam Hussain; medical evidence and recovery of arms from the accused and the report of the ballistic expert. Two separate…
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