Case Details

Citation(s)
1990 SLG 532 1990 SLD 532 1990 SCMR 291
Supreme Court of Pakistan
Criminal Petition No. 351 of 1987, decision dated: 20-06-1989.
MUHAMMAD AFZAL ZULLAH, GHULAM MUJADDID AND USMAN ALI SHAH, JJ
M. Rafique Butt, Advocate Supreme Court and Ch. Mehdi Khan Mehtab, Advocate-on-Record for Petitioner. Nemo for
Respondent No. 2. Muhammad Akhtar, Additional Advocate-General, S.D. Qureshi, Advocate Supreme Court and Rao M. Yousaf Khan, Advocate-on-Reco

MUHAMMAD SIDDIQUE

veruss

THE STATE and another

Law:

Section:

Penal Code (XLV of 1860)-----S. 302---Constitution of Pakistan (1973), Art.185(3)---Petition against acquittal---Petitioner could not point out any misreading or non-reading of any evidence.---Appreciation of evidence was within the exclusive domain of High Court---Supreme Court declined to reappraise evidence---Petition for leave to appeal dismissed. JUDGMENT GHULAM MUJADDID, J.--Petitioner is aggrieved by the judgment of the Lahore High Court, dated 21-9-1987 whereby the death sentence awarded to the respondent was not confirmed; his appeal was allowed and he was acquitted. He accordingly seeks leave to appeal against the aforesaid judgment. The High Court after discussing the relevant evidence with special reference to the ocular version observed that the witnesses had not seen the occurrence.…
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