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C:rime NO 319t2007 F '.SSachal Kar achi Offence UiS. 365-A & 34 PPC R/W Sec: 7 (d) ATA 199 7

CRIMINAL SPECI AL AhITI-TER RORISM A P PEAL

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Being aggrieved and dis_satisfied with the judgment dated 3.1_01_20.12 passed by learned Anti-Terrorism Court No. l, Karachi, in Special Case No.36 a{ 2oor titled (The state Vs. Ir,luhammad rbrahim and others) in crime Xo 319/2007 P.S Sachat Karachi for the offence U/S 365_4 & 34 ppc RA/ Section 7 (e) ATA 1997, convicting the appellant above named U/S 7 (e) of Anti-Terrorism Act 1997 and sentt;nced him to suffer imprisonment for rife and Frrfeiture of property extending benefit of section 3g2_B Cr. p.C. The appellant above named prefer this appeal on the following facts and grounds with prayer that this Hon'ble court may be phased to admit this appear ru and ca, for record td proceedings of the above Special Case, from the Court of Special Anti- Terrorism Court No.l, Karachi and after hr:aring allow this appeal and set_ aile the judgment dated 31-01-2012 and for any such other order as be deern fit and proper under the larr,r and circunrstances of the case.

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Date of lrearing: 14.04.2020 arrd 15.04.2020

Date of Jurlgment 28.04.2020.

JUDCMENT

NIOHAN,Il\,IAD KAITIM KHAN ACHA, I:- i\<crr.t'<l M uh.rrrrrn.rtl Ibrahim (now deceased) (O Moro s/o Habitr, Muhammad Saeed s/o Muhammacl Ibrahim, Amir Bux (D Glrous Bux @) Chouso Brohi rcl Surlhir s/o liarnzan, Najamddin (9 Najab @ Usman Chantlio s/o l-laji pi-l.aro Chandio and Shahid @ Ilahi.r,lur Brohi s/o Ilasool []ux except absconcling,

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!i1 accused Mashooq Ali Brohi s/o Jaffer Brohi, Wahitl llux @ Wairiel Ilrohi s/o not known, Luqman latoi rc) Akbcr latoi s/o rrot known, Attlul Rashid @ Rashid Burghari s/o not knowl.l, Azeem Guiar s/o not knorvn, Peeral Brohi s/o not known, Peer Muhamrnad (Q Peero (c) Lapri t; I lassan Gujar s/o not kno*,n, Abdul Qaciir @ Muleeb (rJ Azee.m Gujar s/o Abtlul Razzak, Nawab @ Jalal Brohi @ Rashid Burghari s/o not known antl Muhammacl Bux (u Charnau (O Peeral Brol.ri, wcre trit'rl bv le.rntccl JtrtlHt'. Anti-'ferrorism Court No.l, Karachi in Sprccial Case No.36 of 2007 arisinl', out of Crirne No.319/20t)7 u/s. 365-A/34 PPC read w,ith Ser.trorr 71t') ot Anti-Terlorism Act, 1997 r'egisteretl at P.S. Sachal, Karachi.

2.r\ltt'r trial rirle jrrrllirrrrll rl.rtt,,i lll)l.l()ll thr ,r1,Pt'll,rrrts ,rt1i.., (i Mttltanrmarl Ibr.rhirn (Nurl tlt,rr',rsL,tl) ,,, l\1,,r,, r/,, ll,rhib, Nluh.rrrrrrratl Saet'tl s7'o Nluh.tntnrati lbr,rlunr, Arlil Iiuv, (,lr{,11\ Iir\ '? (,lr!,Lr\(,l1r,,ll tr 5trrllrir. s/() Rarlrln, Naiarncl<lin (/ N,rj.rb r/, I lsm,trr ( h;rnilro s,,o l l,rrr I'it ali, C'lrarrtlio .trrr.l Sh.rlri<l ,, [i,rlratlur ltrolri .,,,li.rs,,ol Iiur((r,ll,(rr\(,, reit'rr('(l t() ,ts tlrt, ap1.gll.1111s) r!r,r't' et,rtvirlt,rl untlt,r \(\ li(rt't t,(( ) ()l \ntl Telrrrtisrn l\at, l9();:, f)LlnlsltnLrl(' un,.lrr Sr.,r tion ,(t)ol I ltt, /\ltlr l! r i rrsrr Act, I997.rrrcl serrilrrrr.,.l lol lilt,ilrl-r.isonnrt'ni ,rrr11 otLicrt,rl I,,r l(,rl\,rllr( of tlltir pr-()l)r,rties I'he l,i,nL,ljt ()l 5c.tr()n ll.ll-li ( r.1,.( rr.rs al,r, r,rtt,rrt{tr1 to th('nr. llre cast'.)Aninsl tlta l)l()(-lairlr'(l ('II(,n(I(,rs ,"r.rs i.r-,pt (,r (1,,r.nr!rrl fi]t'lill alrt.st or sLll-!-cnllcl ol ar.r ust,el Pll-solrs ()r till lrrr llrt.i.orrlcls j. lit,ing aggrit,r,t'tl .rrrtl rlissatistrlrl lrr tltt, iLr.llirrrcnt p,r\.r,(l lr\ Icat'rrcrl ltrclgc, Antr-lerrorirnt ( our.t \ol K.rr.t, lri, llrlse .r1,1,,,a1, lr,rrL Lret'n preft.rrt'ti b1' tht'aPPt'llants.rll.iir'tst tl1(,ir (.(rt\ iIti()t]\ 4, Ihe brief facts ol thc, prose,cuti()l) ciisr are th,tl thc c()rnpl,rin.tnt Sajjari Ahrnetl son trf Nabi tlux lodgecl trll{ at pr>licc statirrn Sathal, Kar..rtlri on 05.07.2007 at 0100 hours, to the cffect that h(- lr,as workirrll as Chowkidar at Plot Fatima Iorvn, owned by Sveel Re'han 1aidi. r\s pi,r lrlll on 04.07.2007 at about 2015 hours, the complainant and Mr. Shani along with his friends were sitting ancl aftcr s()me time, his fricncls narrrclv Kamran s/o Muhammacl Akram, Muharnmatl liarooq s/o I laji 5anratl, Supervisor Adil Ibrar s/o lbrar Hussain and Taxi Driver Sajicl son o[ unknown went in Taxi No.PL-1721 to go for food. At about 2.150 lrours on Katcha road near plot Fatima Town, situated near powcr House at lhe distance o( 90/700 yarcls the taxi stop;.red antl the compl.rin,rnt p.rrr\

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7.Leatned Juclge, Anti-Terrorism Court No.l, Karachi alter he.rnr.rfi the learned counsel for the parties and assessmL.nt of evidence availablc on record, vide the impugnecl judgment dated 31.01.12, conr.ictetl anr.l sentencecl the appellants as stated above, Itence these appeals havc bccn filecl by the appellants against their convictions.l,

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8.The facts of the case as well as evitlence protluced bcfort the trial court (ind an elaborate mention in tl.re;uclgment dated 31.01.2012 passt,tl by the trial court and, therefore, the same mav not be reprotluct tl lrt rt, so as to avoid duplication anr.l unnecessary repetition.

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Court Amir Bux alias Chous Bux alias Gouso Brhohi alias Sudhri V The State (Cr. Appeal No.192 o{ 2017) clated 29.05.201ti.

11.On the other hantl learned Deputy Prosecutor Ceneral h.rs fullv supportetl the impugned judgrnent anel contendetl that tlre abtiuctt't e vc witnesses are reliable, trustw'orthy anrl confirlcnce inspiring anci fulll' implicate the appellarrts irr the kitlnapping for ransotn, that tl.rt' r'r'c witnesses u,ho paitl thc ranstrrn provc that ir ranson.] rllrnrarrtl w rs rnatlc ancl paicl and as suclr the f)rosecuti()n lracl prrovr:tl its cast' [rt'l'oncl a reasonable doubt against the appellants and all the appellarrts' appe.rls shoulcl bc dlsrnissed. In support ol his contentions he has plat r'rl rlli.rnrr. on Junaid Rehman V I'he State (l'LD 2t)l I S(' I 115), Muh.rmrrr.rcl Siddique V The State (2020 SC'N'llt j42), 'I'he State V Haider Zairli & others (2002:rL-l 31{)) ancl Zakir Khan V'l'he State (1gqi s(-Nlli l) !) \l

12.!\'t'lt.rVt'lrt.,r|rl llrr,,irl',urncnt\ rrl tIIL. Ir'.rIrrcrI ((lltr-r,l l(,r llr, 1,11111.-. gottt' tlrtottg,h tlrt, r'rttirr.' tr irlt,rr,.r r,, lrrrlt lr.rs lrr,t rr r,.rri ,riri l,r llrL .rP|t'llattts, thc ittrPugrrL,tl jrrrlllrIrrt rr.itlr llrt,tr .rlrh, ,rssrstani ( .ttrLl lr,r\( corrsielert',-l llte rele\,,llrl lavr rntlutlrrr;,1 tlr,rt ritqtl at iirt'lr.rr'.

J 1ll. Aftcr oul lc.tssr.ssrTlent rrl lhc t'r'irltrrrc n,L, lirtrl tlr,rt tlt('Irr,\(( ulr{)l It.ts ir1111 t,tl br'1,ontl a rtar,,,rralrlt. rlrrrrtrt tlrt rlr,rrl'.r,s .r1l,rrnsl i,,rL lr ,,1 t1,,, api)ellantr, Ior tht, lollorlirrli rt,asorrs;

(a)fhe FII{ irr respett of tht, incidcnt rvas lilt,rl rritlr rrr Irouls of tlre ir.rciderrt ancl such prolnpt lilinli (]l th(, I lli rules out thc possibiiitv ol the cornplairr.rtt ( on((\ lu)1' ,r lalst: c.rse. against thr: appell.rnts with tll(' lrolrtt. ,'r .rrrr other tlrirtl partv. Ev(.n otht.ru,ise thc'comPl,rirr.tnl lt.rrl no enlnity with the appt'llarrts ancl had n() r'c.rs()n t(\ [alst'lv irnplicatt thern in a case.

(b)Irr our vit'w, thr' foun.latit,ns oI thc plrrsr.cuti()n's (.rs(. rests on (a) the cyc' witness abriuctces (inclrrrlinli magistrate) arrci eye witnesses who paitl tht'r,rrrsortr antl the correctness oI their iclc'ntification ()f thr-'appcllants and (b) any eviclerrce that an1, ransom dcrn(rnd u/ns mac1e.

Turning to the eye witness evidence of the abductces anrl those who paid the ransonr.

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(i)Eye witness abductee PW 1 Muhammed Amin Saiiid. He ra,as the taxi tiriver who was abcluctt,ci on 04.07.07. Accortling to his cviclencc lrt tlrovt to a i)lot in Fatima Town to meet some friends antl on lc.rving irr older to get something to eat hc, Kamran, |nro(l(l ,lr'r(l Adil whilst riding in his taxi were sbpped trv 51."rr,,,,,:; who made theur get out o[ the taxi antl nrade thcnr ,,r'alk for lrours before being tlriven in a vehicle to a house where thev ra,ere detained in a room for 21 days bt'fort' 3 out o[ the:l of thern w,ore relcascd (inclutlrng hirrst'lt) anel otte' was rrot releasccl (rn 24 luly afttr his lartrrlr lrarl p.raicl the ransorn. Orr 15-0ii-07 he pickt,tl out Mrrl'r.rmrnt,rl Saeetl arrcl lvluh"rnrnred Ibrahirrr at .ll i(l(,ntiti(.t t ir)rl parratlr,'as tu,o of his kielnappers who r.rst,cl to britrl', loorl to hitn. At anotlrer itlcntific.rtion Pnra<ll lrt'ltl on 06.12.2007 he picktcl out Gltous Brohi arrtl Nalant ( lrnrlrrr .rs tu,tr otlrcr kir,itraprpt'r's anrl lirr.rllv at an iclcntilir,ttiorr paradt, hrlti orr 05.0-1.2(X)l{ lrc pick,,,l orrt \ltrh,rrnrrr'.1 Shirhitl as ont,rrl his kirlrrirppels. l)espitt' lhis cvt' u,ilrrcss corrcctll FickinB oul thc appellarrts .tt llrt' rrIt,rrIrIrt.rIrorr patatlt' itr ottt viett' bast'tl on tltt, 1,.rrtrr rrl.rr l.r, l..rl,l cil'cuntstarICCS of the r:asc u/here th(, ct t, ,,t,itnt'ss atrtltrr tr,,' I'W I i\.'luhamrneel r\rnin Sajjiei lratl [r,'t.rr in (.rflrvrt\ [(,t. 21 days tlterc w,trs ntr nt't.tl to hrrlr.l ,rrr irIcrr1iIri,rIrorr paracl(',ts ttvt't tlrisl,t.t iotl lrcu,r'rrltl lr,rr(, llL)l ,r 1'r){ '( l Ii at lris kitlrrappers arrtl woultl t,asill Irarc [rt,r'rr .rt,ll to itlr:trti[t, thcttr In this rr.sPt'r l rcli.rrrr c is lrlar r'Ll ,'l Ghazanfar Ali V l he State (201? S( Nlli ll .) rr lr1, lr irr relevant l)art ilt l'ar'.r l1 at I'.22{ reirLls ,r:. llt(l(,1, "I'.rt?t ttth?t-u'ist, thr ltolditt,g oI irlurf il tIitttt yarodt is tol nmn.l tor1 tnd it is trtt,tclrl rr corroborati|,c ltirce of eoidenct l.l'llr tltltrttr t ol n uiltttss qm lln' uknlil.tl rtl.rtn rtLttrsrrl rtrtt rl Courl rnspirts cttttf'idarua, tl lr ts tolstslt'ttl t)u ll ttrnltriul porlictrltrs n ll*'rt is rt./ltttrlq ttt &rtleln( t0 5uES'.sl tlt l/tr'rs r/r,lrosirrr lrrlsr'ltJ. lltr tbstuLt ol' lrolii q ol- itlittlttitttlR'tt prtnrih tttrl,l txtl ltc litlrtl lo llt' prosL,Lttltott. lrt llttlttltrrt '-tttrlit .,. -\ rrlc () llufJ! UfJLKjllLULt t (( l9/:i) .l \lll.t. ' (i)rrrl L;r!,s 48(l). llu' torrrl rtyltlrl lltt'tttli,ttttitl rolu,rt no trlenlifiotliotr SttrrulL' luul httr ]rirl tturl obserrctl tlutl llt( fitilurc tLt ltLtld irlutltliLtltott ytttratle t,oull tnl fu.fhttl itt trtst,s tirrc tttotrglt corroboru l iu, n t td L LtttL l u sit,t, tt' t rl0 t t r' tt\ts t1 fl t l tl tl (. t t

A sttttilttr I'l1t{' a|i/s ltl,t itt lttltuttll -Sri/d o LI,P ((1970).3 Su11rct1t( (-L)rtrl ()rsr,s ll/,{) (bolLl acleled )

Liker,r,ise in the case of Zakir Khan V State (1995 SCMIT 1793) which lvas a casl. t",hich also conccrncrl kicln.rppintrl frrr ransorn it was ht'lcl [r1, the su pr('m(, (.()u rt .rs rrncit,r.;,

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"A clt'nr listinctiott ttns drnu'tt bt'ttrttu llrc tirttrtttclrttt'r. ruhen llp tuittrcss ortll1 8(ts fl SlitttPse o.[ llu'ntrrsrtl rt'lto Inppercd to ltt'n slmngtr b ltinr nnd ulu'rt: rtlthotrslt lltr tLtrlness hnd ntet tlrc ntntsed for llk' .lirst trut btrl ln' ltul s(tt lnt sell?rnl lntts. Il u'ns 1n:ld llttl in lltc lttlltr ttst tlrc n,:Ltsstty o.f lntiittg ntt idttlttjt(t1lit)tt llttnttb Lottltl lt dispensetl u,ith nnd thc rccustd coltld (ttltl he identrlitl ttt the Courl lor llu' firsl tina. In llu' pres('ttt tn5t ll!!' ktdntper lurd rtnnittLtl rlillt llu' tL't'rrsctl trffirinttltl lottt nol lnly lL) idr:nlifu llu'ttr bq tlu'ir ftl.L's btrl to tnliltl lln'tt au'n h4 tln'ir tunrcs. Tltis is ttot tt cuse uthere a u'itucss had tmlry gotten d glinryst of thc accused but itr thrs cast, adruittedlrl hc had rensited utith lhan tlrtrint his captit'itt1 qntl had clcarlq statr tlwir l ,.r's. T'here.fort, itr our opinion, hol ittg rt.l'ttr irltttli[irttiorr pttr.ul( ut.ls uot tt ltl.lltdilonl rulttirc t(t!l i1t lht prespfll (ttsc. 7'hc Lttrtltnliotr roised bt1 lln' ltrtrtrl t'trrtnscl .for tlrc qrytlltnls llu'rtfort, hus t'trv ltlllt ,/trrre, " ([,olcl atldccl )

Again in the tase of l-he State V Haicler Ali .rnd olhers (2002 5('l 3l.l) u'hich u',ts atrtttht't kitlllapping frtl. t,rttst'trt case tht srrl-rrerlc court lrt'lcl .ts untlt:r;

''.'\ltltttlr'c lti\\l ii tttl'ltt ltt/ ttl lltt tr'.1,'tttlrttl, ttlt l r,l' t tt tl lttttl \t't't1 llttttt tlos, ltt Ii,',ri',,,,'11,r'1', I rrtllt ri,,,' Iirtt rl lltt titthlt.t' t'l t, ttttltrrtlrltt /r'rl r' , rrirri ',/ ttitogtllt,t. rltl, ltts 'olt li',lttttt,tttl t\ \ttllttttttt lt' t otu l sttIlV ltrcil. llrrtl llr rtluttrlL'ttls ltitrl rrlttltr' lt'i ltrttt Even tltotrgh in our t'ier,r, thc itlt'nti[icatior] l).1r.1(1e\ w('r'('n,\l t necessi]r\,' altlrough there wctc sorne ntinor tlt'lt't ts irr tlrt' iderrtific.rtion paracles n,t'crrtrsiclr't tlldt \^('cnn slill als,, r't'lt on thcttr as a corrotrotativc p.ricct' o[ lht' eYt' wiltrr. sst's identification of the appgllants b;rsetl trtr tlrt' c.tst' ol Muhammed Sidcliquc V State (2020 5CN4l{ 342) u'lrit h lrL'ltl as untlt r al l'ara 5 rvlrir.:h is set out L.rclorv;

":). (.rislisa/r,/S sL'r'r'rtly lln' 11 1,1;1111' ot lv;l iltnti.fruttiorr pnrnle, llk lturntl rorrttstl rtlu'rl uyort lltt grttdalitu's lrtirl rlotrtt trr lltt L'rtsr' tfKlltrrnr Anu\tt Alt (I'LD 20lt) Supretnt Court 488) lo trS( (kIusltut lht,rao[. Tlu, sulrn arc? tndet'rl rr line pu'tc ol iuriltt'rtl Iilr:rnlttrt', rtr.ttttIlttlrss, tlots troI exk'ttd rlutlt lu,lp to tlrc cont,itls; il nrittlV trdrlressed larontc npprttu:lt rtdoltted lttl rr Mtgistrate rr lnLding lltc l.sl ttl(nlt.li(ttllolt pnrarle itr the snid cast' tlltilc ltigltligltt itt g genernl principles of lnu on tltc ttblecl.

It'st trltnltliLrtlion pnnufu is rr nttlltotl ttl pnto! r'rurtautylrtlcrl by Arli,lt )) ol llr Qtttttt t 5lnlnrlrl Orlar, 1984, ttl'rctrltrLtrl ltt'lorr, lor llrr' L't'tt ttn iaucr o f tt li' t'! t tt t : t!

stf "Fntts necessnry to cxplaitr or itlrodrtt rt.litLt itt rssue or relepnnt.[nct, or rulich sltpport or r(hnl ntl tnlerenp suggest?d bv n fnct itr issrrt: or relclnrtl t'nct, or u'ltitlt esl l ish tfu idtntity <tf rtnqtlttrg or person u,lnsa idenlily rs ralculttl, or li.t lltt' ltnrt Ltr plnce nt ruhich nnV Inct in issue or ralerntl litt'l lnppenerl, or ruhich slm0 tlru relntton of p0rli* bV ?rlnnt nnll suclt facl u,trs lrnnsncled, ira ral('urtl itt so fnr ns tlrct1 nre nccessnnl .fo/ tlmt prtrposp".

Tlrc rbou frtnu:u,ork proddcs erntrglr sprrLt' lLt idltil ruiiatrcc itt lntsL,L'ttIttlt oI olli'ttrltrs prettionslrl unuc.ludinted ']]itlt th( r,ictitns or the u'itnesses; npprurrl ttl urLlt L't'ultrtLL' ts srrllr'r / to sum printrytlcs ts nrt tttttt,t'rvtllt/ ttl\tlrttthlr ln lttV llt?tt, ol auuktcc, ttntl,r cotsrlcnrltott ttt rt triuirttl lnnl; tltrt rtrt tn tulditntnl hrrrrtt'trrlt,; tr ts tt'irfunl littttr llrt plttrtt ra rrltttc ol llr Arliclr' tltrl: u,illatt l)tt'iltltn' lo lfu llrli',gtrtrds rtt'rttlrthlt l,' ,rtt rtrtrtsad rtl rrlJr slrr{r' ol lnnl, clstttlrrrllry lrttr tr gutrn lrttl ttnrfur lln' ( oi5tilulttut, tt,ttu'llu'1t". rl rlo* nol tnsl n trltl nlly lurrtttt ttuli ttu lltt prosttttliott lo npt'l rl iinIs o.l patt! h wttttl Ittrtrtrtn nytrtiltl l)ach triminal crtsI is l0 b| decilul lrutiu:< regtrd to ils rnrn p liar l'rrls utul t irtuntsttttt('{,s. A ls$l l(, Ix' lssutinllV applitd irt o C, .'asc tttttl ulsolutely In, irrelcttant in unother, us the crinu,s are sellour co,nmitt.,d in identical situ.ttions; there uuy bt cases u)lrcrcfu pr.rs?.'utio tuusl ttssirtt disttnct roles platlccl tlttring lht or'L'urrcncr by tlrc cttlltrits for detrrnination o.f lh?ir guilt ns u)?ll os ro,tst'tlut,trt.r s llu,rut.l, lntu,tt,cr, lltrrt nte cats(s in uhith tolqliltl ol'tr.utsrtttiort rtttrtl tot ttdrra t rqrurabilily .lir ltrlt detenniuation, like the oru, itt httrl. Ctsts inooluing tbtluctiLttrs, dst'oitics tttrd su lrt assaults, more o.ften lha tot, t o,tstitult' episodes utherein rlilfercnt rolcs pltrlt'd b11 tlrt culprits uarge into irrtegml tol litry ol flk ctit1le, tllus, it tooultl Uc too lnrsh ts tutll ts utreulislic to dLtnand txq.t r?ctttttlnu,lt ol roles Ltrl the uitnesst's. Capucitias tu'n intellectually most sharp dutittdle drastialltl itr calanitous situations, therc/ore, tltc ddministtttion of criminal justict, itr suth peculiar situations, lms to be dqnamicalhl balsnced upon Jair trial uithout prejudicc to tlt accused as uell as due uteiglrtnge to tlrc prosecutiotr euidence utithout beiulg su,avul Itrl illusory notiotrs, subjectitelq structurcd upon hypothetical beliefs

Hnt in7 t'ound tht ruitnesses titlt o n* lo gritrl, it n cont.fortnble u'risott ott I lhe salitttt li'rtlttn:s ol the ltntscL'trtion cnse rts tt'ell ns Rrlli tollrrtr,rrtl tlrcreottlt, ue do not .feel puwndad lty tlu,

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nrgu,rpttls, couched on hrlper techtical prettise Pe t i t ion s ln i l. D i sur i sst d." (boltl aclclecl ) The case which we are currently deciding attracts the above dicta as it is a case of sudden abduction. Even a clelal,in holding thc icientification paratlt: ol ovet a year was n()t fatal to the irlentificr cort't'ctlt' identiff irrg the accusecl rvhilst in this r:asc' tirt, identification paracles were carrie(l out rt'lati",t'lr expeclitiouslt. Iu tlris respc'ct rt'lianct'is pl.r(ed ()n tl'r(' case ol Solat Ali Khan v. The State (2(l()2 5('NlR i1l0) atrr,1 in any cvt'nt t,r,iclcnce llowinpl lront .rtt identificatiorr par'.rele is only a corroborative piect,ol evidence antl c.tnnot su[]crs('(l(' rt liaLrlc, trtrslu,,rlthr, corrficlt'nr'c irlspirinll ciirect t'r ielt,nct'. In tlrrs rt,spr,tt reliance is place.cl on Muhammad Ehsan v. The State (2006 SCMR 18s7).

This eye witness wils a natural witncss arrtl n()t (l ( h.lrr (' witness. l-lc lr.trl no errrtrity vr,ith tlrt,dpl,t,ll.rrrts.ur(l lr.r(l riL' reason t() [.rlsel1, irnplicate lherrr. llis t,r'ir,lerr,.r, vr.rs nrrl dcnterl tlt:sFitt, Icrrgtht trrrss cxrulrin(ltion.uld.is su( lr \r'(' [nlievc tlrat this ey(, !viln(]ss has <-rrnt',.Ilr itle'rrtilrt,tl .rll tlrt appcllarrts.ls pla,,f int a rolc in lris kirln.rl.rpinl'frrr r'.ns(lrr alorrg witlr tlre ollrt,r aIrrirrutct's.

(ii)Eye witness abductee PW 3 Kamran Akranr llt' u,,r' abcltrctetl on l),1.(17.O7 .rlong w,ith taxi ,,lrir cr l'l| I Mulramrrrer,l Arnin Sa jjid. I)cspite .t l.rpst' of tu'o r t',rrs irr giving his cvicltrtcc Irrrn the inciclcnt ir.r his t'r,itlt'rrtt, lrc cr.rrrobolates clr, ra,itrrr:ss l)W 1 Muhamrrrrtl Anrin 5alirtl in arll nratcrial r(,spc( ts. Ile spt'cificallr.' st.rt('\ thrl tlrc kidnappers loltl hirrr llrat tlrev lracl kitirrappe,.l tlrt,lr lor ratrsonr arrti il nt, rartsorrr w,as pairl thc1,u'rrtrl,,l Lill llr. rr l l,, I'W I Muhatrtrrrr.tl Anrin Sajjitl ,rntl l'W I lr.rrrrrLl \lrrrrctl welt, all lt'le.rsetl at thc sarrrt tinrt,r,lrilsl I)\{'/5 n(lrl \\.r\ nt)( releasctl lvith tlrem as ar..ctrrclitrg to his t'r,irlcncu l'l'!' 5 ;\rlil's family hacl n()t paicl th(, rans()r.r1. Acc()r'(linH trr lri., t'r iricrrrr' Adil was lt'lcasctl l.t to l5 tiavs .rltrr tht'nt. Ilt' .tlttrr.llLI I sepnrat('itlt'tttiliratiotr p.rr,rtlt's likr. l)!\' I N.lrrharrrrrrr,Ll ,\rrirr Sajlitl wlrcrr- lre pieketl out Nlultattttnetl I[,ralrirrr. N,rl.rrrr,irtr antl thcrr Anrct,r lJur antl tirrallt' l\'1u Ir.r tr nrt.tl \lr,rlrrri .r' r

plaf ing a role irr his kiclna;:rping. l hc s.rttrt' consir.lc't.rtious appl]/ k) hitn as lor eye w'itness abtluctt't' I'W I l\luhanrtrrt'cl Amin Saljitl ancl lor the samc reas()rrs wc lx,lievc tlrat lrr, lr,r. correctlv iclentified the appellarlts ht' In('ltti(me(l .rs s()r]]( ()l the persons who playccl a role in lris kielnapping lor ransottt

(iii)Eye witness abductee PW 4 [arooq Ahmed.'fhe sanre considerations apply to hinr .rs to eye witness abductee l'I4' 1 Muhamnred Amin Sajiid and ey€ witness abductce I'14'.1 Kamran Akram. I heir evidence corrobor.rte.s r.rL h otlrt'r in all matelial rcspects arrci at 3 separat!. ieletrtification pararlcs I.rc iclentifieri each ()f the trppellirnts as beirrli irrvolvt'rl in lris kitlnaprping (or ransoin. We belie'vc this witness as rvcll an. I

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are of tlle view for the reasons mentiol]ed in reslrect.f tht' other 2 abcluctetl evc witnesses mentioned alxrvt' Ire lras correctly ider.rtifiecl all 5 of the appellants rn'l.to playeei a rolt in his kiclnapping for ransom.

(iv)Eye witness abductee was PW 5 Adil Abrar Muhgal. He gave the same eviclcnce as eve n'itnt'ss abeluctee I)W I Muhammc'tl Arnin Sajjitl. eye u'itncss abductet' I'!1/ 3 Kamran Akranr and eye witness abtluctee PlV 4 [:.r loor1 Ahmecl, 'lheir evicicrt'ttt'corrol-roratt's cach otllt't itr all material respects. He stirtes in his e'r'iclt'rrce that irt'was tlrt' abciuctee tt'lttt w;ls not initiallv rele.rsetl with tht' otht'r abductees Sajjid, Kanrran arrd [i.rl'(x)(l l.rrtt u'as kt'pt irr captivit!' Lrecausc hts patt'nts hati ttot P.rltl tht' t'.tttst,tlt ()tt 02.0i1.07 he w,.rs releast,cl altcr his parcttls lt.rrl p.rrtl llrr.' ransonr. L)esPitt' ho,n\'('\,('r iclt'rrtitf irr;', all tlrt' ap!rt'll,rnlr ,rl tl.re iclcrttiticatitrrr patatle lrt' It'lusetl ttr tlo so trl trrutl .ttltl was tlccl.rrt'tl hrrstilt' br' [hc ]rrost'r tttirrtt 1hus, lo he otl lht' safe side we lrave discardetl his t'vidcttct' vis a vis lhr.' identificat ion of the a ppel la nts.

(v)I'W 2 Muhalnnred Ashfaq is tlrt' tlagistr.tll r.r.'lro cr>ntittctccl tht' j st,Patatc itlentilir-atiotr [)ar,](l('s (tl tlrr' appellarrts rt'hrr wt'rt' Irickctl ottt trv th,' et't' u.ittrt''s,'s metrtiotrerl atrovt, (inclLrtling ('!'('witncss alrrlucttr' l'V\' . Arlil Abrar Nluhgal w'ho latcr resilt'cl ftom his itlt'rttifit,r ti, rn rrl tlrc app€.llants i,r c(rurt) n,hL,.rlso 1'rgpart'tl ,rntl exhibitt'tl all thc rnerno's of itle.rrlification pararlcs rvhich r orttirnrr.rl tlral t',rr lr of tlre above ove witness .rbclut tecs tlitl irlt'ntilt' r.'.tt lr appellant as per [heil t,vitlencr [.x'lot't' thc itlt'rttilir,tlion pararle which hc carricti out.

(vi)Eye witness PW 6 Hafeez Ahrned is [ltt' nt,ttt'ttr,tl tttl l, of PW 4 abtluctee Falxrcl Atrtrreti. Hc is trol an ahrlttt tt,' ,.'r,' witness 1)ut is a r,r,itnt'ss (o tlrt,r',rnstrnr rtr';;oti.rtr rrs.rrrrl ,rD eye \^,illrtss to itlentitying one rrl tltt, p(.r's()r'l:i r,.v l'rr ) lrr' l).1!l the raltsont am()unt t(). llc ncgrrtiatetl tlrt' r.rrrsrlrrr ovcr.r lorrrl periotl of tirnt.with tht, kirlrral,pt,rs alort;i tvith l'\\'(r lnu.nrl Akranr who was tltt' [:r'otht'r' ol I'!\' I .tltluctt'r.' K,rnrr.rrt Akranr atrtl w,1s alt (ryr, witness t() tht' l).q1,1n1'111 ,,1 ,1,l.. rdnsotn t1fltl confirms in his t'vitlcncc that l'\\' 9 lrrrr',rn Akranr was rccorcling thcir ransorl netiot iati( )r'rs rlitlr tlrt' kidnappers. According to his evitlence thc rartsottt w,ts agreed as 10 lacs which r.r'as to Lre r.livir.ler,l ancl paid e(lu.rll\ by the fanrilv of each abcluctct-. fle, Abiel and lrrrrarr lt'lt tt, pa1, the ranson as tlirected b1, thc kiclnapPels. A(ror(linfl l(r his evitlerrct'3 persons caffre ()n a motorbike to an .rppoinlcrl place to collect tlre ransom. l-{e hanclecl ovcr tlrt' r.rnsrrrl amount to one of them arrtl the.n 3 abclucttcs wcre rcle.rsr.'tl. He itlentificcl appellant Mulrammerl Shahid as orrt'oI tht, persons who came to collt'ct the ransonr in court. Ht,rr'.rs,r

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natural witness and not a chance witness who hatl llo r('as()ll to falsely implicate' the appellant Muhammecl Shahiel' Sirrco in court identification has been generallv tleprrt'catccl [rt' tht' supreme court we lrave only Siven a little we'ight to lris identification of appellant Muhammed Shahid especiallv as he woulcl only have got a fleeting glance at lrinr at rriglrt time.

(vii)Eye witness PW 9 Imran Akram is the brothcr ot I)W 3 abductee Kanttatt Akranr. I le is uot an ab(iuctee eve rvitrrcss but is a 1\'itrless to tlle ratlsoln ll('g( )ti.l ti()ns .1ll!l ,11) ('\'(' witlrcss [o itlcntifyirrg ottt' ol tlrt' [-rr.'rsotls wlto tllt'r,tttsottt was P1i1l to. I lt r'ortt ttror.r tes PIV (r l l,rfr',2 Altttttrl irt ,rll tnaterial lestrer:ts colrcerning thtl r.rnsotl rlcgot i,l t i( )lls \\'ltll the kitlna;rpers arrrl tht' fact that lrt', IrtrV (r I-laft'z arrtl ,'\hiti wellt k) Pav tltc rattsottt. l lt' ttlso t ttt rlrt't,tiltt's I'!\' l' l l,llt\ / Ahmecl aboul tltt' .rttrrtttrtt 1q1 11' paitl atl,.l ltor. tltt' kiclnapire.rs sr.rrl tlretn frotrt place to platt' trcfort' l ol tllt'rrr came ()r'l a IltrlkrtLrike atltl crlllcctetl tlrt'tatt'.rrltt illll(|tlltt lr()rll PW 6 llaleez Alrtttutl artLl Iltertrlttcr tt'ltttst'Ll I .l tlrt abc'luctet's. llt' also itle'rrti[icel appellarrt Nlultanttrtttl 5lraltrtl as ottc of the pelsons tvhr,.atttc to crrlltrt tht't,ttlsotlt tt, court. IJe ',r,as .r rt.'tttir.tl u,it,tr'ss .llt(l tt1ll ,t clt.ttttt'rvttttls' who hatl 11o lc<ls()n ttt l.rlst'11, itrIliratt' tht' .r1l1'r'll,tttl Muhatnrnetl Shahitl. Sirrce irt crrut t ttlt'trtitit atiotr is 1',r'trt t.rllr (lcprt{at(.ci lrt tltc suPetirrt'e0Lrrts \!(' h.l\('()ll(('.t11.tttt irtllt givcn a littlt' u'cight ttt lris itlcrrtilit.rlror.r rrl .r1,|( ll.rrrl Muhanuuecl lilralrid cspcciallr'.15 111' 1'1r11111 onlr lt.tt'L'1',rrl ,r fleeting glance ot hint at night tillrL'. lnrportantly ln' .rlsl hantlecl ovet tltt' autlio rtc()r(lirrp, oI lht' r.rnsotrt .lt'tttatt,l'- which w.rs rnatle lry the kitlrr.rppr:r's on lltt'r'rluil.rrttlttl rr htr lt was pr{)vi(lo(l b-v thc CI)L.( wlttelr ts in lirrt lvitlt ltt' t'r i,l,'ttt, ancl tlrat of Pl! (r llaft,ez z\hrncrl.

'I-hus, based on our reassessnrent trf thc t'viclctrr e ttf ttre al,or l t'\ c ivitncsses wherr [.rken logether wc firrtl lh.rt Ilte lrtost'rr.tlitrrr lt,ts proved beyontl .r reasona[.rle rloubt th,rl all thc aPPe ll.rrrl. .rt' guilty of kitlnapping the abductees un(ler se(ti(,n 1t5 l'l'( Tlre next issue is whether any demand for ransotn was made so .rs to elevate the offense to one of kidnapping fot ransonr undcr section 365 A PI'C.

(i)It is well settled bv nnw that to be gr.riltl of thr: offt'nse u/s 365 A I)l)C it (loes ttrrt neecl ttr lrc provt'rl tltat .r rarls()rr w.rs actuall!' Pai(l Lrut ottlt' thitt .l r.rts()tll ,-lemantl was macle. In this respc,ct feliancr'is plac('(i orr Sh.Muhammed Anr jad V The State (I-,l,t) l(x)l s('

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(ii)In this respect wt' harve alrt-atll' bt'lievetl the correctuess of the iclerltilicAtion et''iclt'lrte ol t'\t' witllL'sses abductees in resPcct oi the appellants rvhich rvas given by PW 1 Muhanrnreei Arlin S.ri1id, PW 3 Kanrran Akranr antl PW 4 fialootl r\hmt'tl .rll of whom gave evidence that they had been kidnapped for ransonr by the appellants and would be released once their families paid the ransonr and indeed they were so released rvhen a ransotlr was p.li,"l atrtl havin g a I rcat11' bclit'r'ed tlrei r itlenti f icatiolr t'r' itit'nt t' wt, have n() ltasorr to eiisbclievc llrcir eyitlclrct' trl t-cspcct of tht' r.rrrsottt cictnatrcls w'llich tht'r lli'.tttl att,.l ,,r,ert, ttrltl aboLtt bv tht'i t kitlt ra Ppt'rs.

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ttlrrlrtt tt't': .]ltrl ,t( ctlalt it rtar lll,'l rr Ill Itarl I( I,II'|.III)Il tlte tansottt [),r\ I]r( ttl ,llt(i .1(((lt(littil lo tltt rtr Llr.l l',rt thc t,tns,,ttt. Ilrr'i lt.rvc ll() r'('.r\rrtr lo l,llsL'lr ttlt[it,.rlr tlrt' a1.1.t'll,rnts .uttl .is sttt lt tr t' irt'lt, r t tltlrt r'r t,ilrr,, lhat a Iansorn.lt'|ran,.l rra. rr.r,.l,. L,r tlrr',r1,1r'll.rD1. y,hiclr rras Ir.i(l l)\ llr(,nr I\'sl)it( 1.{ Irrli lrl.rtltl t,,llrt alrrlttrlt,r's uitttt' tr,, i{l uill, t'rrrrril,, ,'r'l.!(lrrLl)r , 11.,. [rt'cr suHgts{t'.1 a1',,rirst tltlttt lrr ,ttrt ,'l tlrL',r1,1,t Ll,rrrl- w('.]lC ()l tltt'r'rUr| tll.)l !\( {(\tl '.rtr'll' ti'lt rr tlr' r er itlr'ntt' dti.liltsi tlt(' .rppt ll.rrrts ltt llrrs rr'.1,r'L I telitltltt'is Placrrtl (,tl lj.rz Alrrrlt'd V qt.rte (-'0r)(r'-( \lli (i") Furthernrole, eorrolroration o[ tltt'r.tnsom .lt'trratrtl. ts founrl ilr tlt(. cassclt(' irr r,r,hich tht' t,tttsot)t rlcttt,ttr,ls wcre rccrrlelcrl anrl n,hiclt along n'ith ,r tr,ul:.( riPt \^'.rs exhibitt'rl at trial whit[t is sttppttrti,"'r' ot tItc t'r'ttIltrrr of PW 6 I laleez Ahrrrt,d and l'W 9 lmlatr ,Akt'anr concernirr2l the nt:got ia titlr.ts for tlrt' fa\ rnt'nl ()l ransonr with the kielnaprpels krr tlrt, rtturn ol tltt abcl ucteL,s.

(") [n addition why would the.rppellants havt' rel,:.tst'rl tlre abcluctecs if no ransotr had bc'cn praitl a[tt'r' 21 tlays. lt eloes not appeal kr logic, re;rson rrr conunonsense. In tlris respect reliance'is pl;ra('rl {)n Fayyaz Ahmed V State (201 7 SCM It 2026)

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antl ranson.r was paitl. Havin2l receivecl ranstlt.n lor J al.rtluctees rvho hacl lreetr rcturlrccl it u'as orll]' Iogical for tlre kiclnappers to exPCCt the familr' oI tht' rernaining abductee to Pay the t'ansotn foL his I elease rn,hich was what happened as othc'rw'ist'he r'r'ou l,.1 trt't have Lreen releasecl.

Other evidence and other consideratiotls.

(i)Ihat all the l'!V's.rr('c()r)sistcrrl in tht'ir evitlt'rrtt'atrtl even if therc (trc s()n1c t orttr,rclit Iiotts itt tht'ir t'r't,.it'lt.i'u',' consitlor these contradictions .ts rttittr.rr itl rtatrttt' .tt'tti tlt'l matelial anrl certaitrly n()t ()l su(11 tttatet i.tlilr' s(r .rs l{) ('11('( I the prosecution c"tse antl thc crxrvictiorr ol thc appt'llarrts lrr this respect rcliatrcc is plact'd ou Zakir Khan V State ( l99ii SCMR 1793). I heir t:vitlenct' provitles a l)cli('v,rbl(' corrobrrratccl u nL.lt,kt'rt elt.t i tt ot t'r't'ttts tr( ttrr th(' k i,.l rl,r 1,Ii l1i r

of the abtluctet's througl.t tt, the r.rnsonr elt'ttt,ttrtls, tlrc paynlent of tlre rausont attt{ the t'r't'trttlal rt'lt'.tst' ot tllt' abdur:tees.

(ii)U rxlotrtrtt,tlll, it is f('t tlrt' l)r1rs('( utr()ti tr) Pr(,\( tt. r,)n agaiust the acrttst'tl L-rt't,r,tttl .l t('.'rs()tt.tbl('rlr,rrlrt hrrl \\( lr,t\i' also cortsirlererl thc elclctrsc (',rsu lo 5t'(' il ll .tt ,rll (,ur r.r\ll cloubt ott ol tlcrrt tht'Irtrrscctttitrrt citsc lt is claitrrctl l,i tlrt' appcllants tliat this ls,r c()tI(()rt('(l c.rsl l,\' tltL' l,,,lt,,' ,,tr account ()f the yrlict'!,nntinI t() pul [rr('sstlt(i()r1 ol]('()l llr( abcluctct's to w ithcl ra w' d c.r\(' .1p,.rinst 1rr rl it l trl t I ct s,rl lr r1, r I to lrave bt'en i:rvolve,-l in a lakt' unr(tunt('r [rttt vvlr,rl is intriguirrg is that such ill well was not sullficst('(l ttr t'itltlt PW l() Shahib Khart u,ho was thc lirst I() ol lo I'l\/ ll Muhamrnc,cl N{ithal who $'ils the },olite oltitt't rlltt, registetetl lhe I;ll(. Irurthernrrtt', if tltt' irlt'.r n'as t(r l)rt'r\trr( apptll.rrrt Shahirl ljrolri rrhat rv,t' tlrl tttt'tl l,t l.ri\L l\ implic;rtt: all tht, olher' ;rteuscti. fhis rvas ( ()rrrl)l('lr'l\ unnecessatr'! an(l (l()cs nrrt appt'al trr Iogtt, l(!r:'(rrr (rr colrlronsensLi. [ven otlrt,ru,ist: the key witnesses rrr this t,rst' .rrc. not yroli<e olliccrs l:ut t.rlher n.rtttrdl vvitnr.ssL.s \\rillr regalr"l kr tlx' otht,r ryr, \^,itnr.ss .rltr.lLt tl'r's ,,r,lto ttt'rt' n.rlrrr,rl witnesses accorrlirrg to tho cvi(lrr.lr('()l I)l! {) ll.rl('('/ /\llnl('(l and PW 9 Imran Akrarn who rt'ceivell tht'nr shortlt a[tt't' their release the aL,cluctces were .rll itr .) L).r(l st.rt('.tr)(l ,rs \Lr( lr it is highly unlikely that tlrey orchestraterl tl.reir kidnapping for 21 davs. Frrrthermore, who Iooked .rfter thr abriuctct' who lvas not rcleasetl if the 4 abductec's we're orchrstratirll,, this entire affair, lf the abductees were orchestratittg this drama then why is it that they were n()t able to takt, tht' police b where they were hcld caprtiVc?'fhc .rls\^'(,r' is becausc they clirl not know whcre thcy wcrr: helrl c.rptivc as this was no clrama orchestratecl by themst,ives irr ortlt'r lrr extol't money irorn tl.reir farnilies. I]urthermorc, nonc ()l th(' appellants gave evidence on oatlt or grroclucetl a singlr'

witness ir"r suPPort of their tlefcnse c.rsc ol f:rlst' iml.rlic'ttiotl and as such for the reasons cliscussed abor"t' we tlisbelievc the defense case

(iii)ln kidnapping for ransom cases courts need to take 'r dynamic approach in assessing the evidence ln tllo r'rse ()l Advocate General Sindh, Karachi v. I'arnr'rn Hussain 'rnd others (l'LD I()()h 5( l), irr a lrtlrraIpirrg l('r rarrs(rrrr (''r\t rl was obset'vetl as uncler:-

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"lt is a matter of public knowledge that in Sirrdh, orr accottnt of kidnapping for tansonr, cotlrtltissirrtr ol rlacoities anel trthel t,itt'rtrt's, tllt' pt'rrplL ,trl it't litlri turrst'. uLctl. re lcantctl tli.rl toLtlt lt.ts clil,rlr',1 rtIr'rr Iltcsr' .ts1.rt'cts irt t]t'tail. I attl inclittltl ttr sLtlrsr t'ilrr i" the vic$,iound f.rv(tur rvith it. Tlre.rpproach <rl tht' Court in nratters like the case in lrand shotrld lrc ctynanric and if the Court is s.rtisficd that thr: offencc has been (onrntitted in the mannel in rvhiclr it haq been alleged by the prosecution tlre te<hnic,rlilit"' shotrlcl lre overlool<cd withotrt c.rusing .rrr\ miscarri.rgt' of ltrsticc", (boltl,rtlrit'tI)

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