2010 PLP 1741 (SCMR)
NAZIR AHMED alias JEERA — Petitioner Versus THE STATE — Respondent
| Citation | 2010 PLP 1741 (SCMR) |
| Forum / Court | Supreme Court of Pakistan |
| Bench Members | Nasir-ul-Mulk and Rahmat Hussain Jafferi, JJ |
| Parties | NAZIR AHMED alias JEERA — Petitioner Versus THE STATE — Respondent |
| Primary Law | Penal Code (XLV of 1860) |
Q1: What are the key laws and sections cited in 2010 PLP 1741 (SCMR)?
This judgment primarily cites: Penal Code (XLV of 1860) as referenced in Pakistani case law index.
Q2: Which judicial bench decided the case 2010 PLP 1741 (SCMR)?
The case was heard and decided by the Supreme Court of Pakistan bench comprising: Nasir-ul-Mulk and Rahmat Hussain Jafferi, JJ.
Q3: What is the official citation format for this judgment on Pakistan Law Portal?
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Laws Cited
Representation
- Malik Abdul Haq, Advocate Supreme Court for Petitioner.
Headnotes / Summary
(On appeal from the judgment of the Lahore High Court, Multan Bench dated 7-10-2009 in Criminal Appeal No.5 of 2004 and Murder Reference No.8 of 2004).
S. 302(b)
Constitution of Pakistan (1973), Art. 185(3)
Qatl-e -amd
Contentions were, that crime was unseen, eye-witnesses were closely related to the deceased, medical report was contradicted by site plan, prosecution had attributed contradictory motive for the crime and that in any case the accused ought not to have been awarded sentence of death
Leave to appeal was granted to accused by Supreme Court to re-examine the evidence and the quantum of sentence. Muhammad Siddique Baloch, D.P.-G. for the State.
Judgment & Decree
NASIR-UL-MULK, J.
Though the petitioner is the sole accused in the case, the learned counsel for the petitioner contended that it was an unseen crime.' That all the eye-witnesses are closely related to the deceased; that the medical report showing blackening on the single injury received by the deceased is contradicted by the site plan, which shows that distance between the accused and the deceased at the time of occurrence was 27 feet; that the prosecution has attributed contradictory motive for the crime. That in any case the petitioner ought not to have been awarded sentence of death. Leave to appeal is granted to re-examine the evidence and the quantum of sentence. N.H.Q./N-13/SC Leave granted.