Sindh High Court
IMRAN S/O GUL SHER (Appellant) VS THE STATE (Respondent)
- Case
- Spl.Anti.Ter.A. 81/2017
- Type
- Criminal Appellate Jurisdictions
- Bench
- Mr. Justice Muhammad Karim Khan Agha, Mr. Justice Zulfiqar Ali Sangi
- Length
- 8 pages
Full judgment
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Special Anti ellorisrn Appcal No. D- l20ll lnrran S/o Gul Shcr Muslim, adult, Il/o Karachi, Prescntly conllned in Central .lail, I(aLachi- ------Appellant iAccused \'t,. Itstr s .l-he State througlr VII-I'II AN'f I '1 I]RItOIt{SM COURT
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: I rrii)/2015 (Old Clasc No.2912014), FIR No. 25512013, r. -rrrl lluiizfl6l34 I'l'C 3/4 Expl. Act 1908, R/W Section - 1.I \ ol 1997 P.S. .lamshed QuarLcrs, the Learned trial (' ,--: . i VIII'H AN't'I TIIRI{ORISM COURT INSIDII t {:'.1:L \1. PRISON, AT KAIIACHI, rvhereby hc had 1r---'i tlrc appcllant urrdcr scction UIS: 3021324 436134 - : rnl .\ct 1908, I{/W Section 7 ATA of 1997
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF SINDH, KARACHI
Spl. Crl. Anti-Terrorism Appeal No. 8l of 2OL7 .
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Appellar.rt Imran S/o Gul Shcr l-h rough Mr. Kharvaja Navcccl Ahmccl, Advocirte,
Rcsponden t / Sta te Throttgh Mr. Mul-rammad lqbirl Au,an, Deputy Prosct utor (it rrt rirl, Sir tclh
Date of Hearil] g 2A.O4.2020.
Date of Judgment o4.()5.2()20.
fUDGMENT MOHAMMAD KAI{IM I(HAN AGHA ,l: - AccLrsetl lnrr'.rn !./,, C,rrl Sher tvls trit'rl L.r tlri, I,,arrrt,,.l lrr,.lrir',.\nti'Icrrorl.,nr (oLrrt Nr,\'ll lrrsitlc Ccntlal I)rison,.rt KalaLIrr irr Spcrial (.rsr's \o.lll (r,ii),i l()l; ((llri { (-ast' No.2t)/21)ll), .rricirr)l ()uI irl ( rirnr, \() ]lr.i ltlll t ,' l(12/jl+//13(r/3,1 I)l't,1/-l Irl,lrrrivr'strlrstarrics Att lt)01{ r'lrv strtion .' A lA, 1997, r'egistt,retl .lt l'.S J,ulslt(,(l Qrrartr.,r's, l..,rr'.rr Irr Attt,r tr.r.rl r r,l, jurlllnrr.nt clatecl ()3 ()l.l()l7 tlre aprpcllarrt n.rrrrctl .rtrr,'. t, r.r,,.ts r'rrrrlit tcrl ,utel \r,tl t(,rt! ('\l ,ts Ltll([,]':-
I Accust'd lrrtratt 5/o. Gul 5lrer w(r:i [onvi( te(l l()r ()ll(,lr((, uncler su-tiot.r 3 of tht,Exf'losivt.Substancr's Act I (.t08 (lV rrt 1908) anLl scrrtenct'tl to strlfer imprisorrmcrrt tor litr'.
2.Accusecl lmran S/o. Gul Sher w,as convictecl for offenet' under st,ction 6(2) (ec) of Anti- ferrorism Act. l.)();
pur.rishable unclc.r' section 7 (l) (f0 o[ A nti--[ t'rrolisrn Ar t, 1997 arrcl sentencetl to suffer irnprisonn.rent krr liie.
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another v. The State (2010 SC'MR 1791), Karinr Nawaz v. the State (200t1 SCI\4R 1105) .rnd Zeeshan .rlias Manna v. The State (2019 Yl.R 19).
10.We have hearcl the arguments ol the learned counsel for the parlit.s, gone through the entire evirlence which has becn read out hv thc appellant, the impugnoel judgrner.rt witlr their al)lL, assist.u.rcc antl havL, considered the relevant lar,r,inclucling that citecl at the bar.
11.ltt our vit','r, .tllt'r oLu rr.tsst-ssnt('ltl ol tltt' ,.'r'iclt'nce Ir.ts'.'rl on tlrL' (,\'i(l(,n.e (,t the I'\\".r I,,-Pt,Li.rIIr, l'\\' \11(), post ntt'rilnt rL'P,lt,. |,'lrLi, r\,itncssos, tht, Bl)[r (L\Ptrt tt]nrl rt!()\!,ri(,5 nl.r(lc ,tt tlrt, scr'rrr, in.ii..riril bottt[r ttrakinll nrltcritrls wc alc satislicrl tlr.rt tlrtr 1;r'oset rr Ii1111 11.1s plrrr r-'.1 l,r'voncl a reason.rlrlr' (lr)ut)t tllJt orr 20.07.1011 at alrorrt l(ll() Itrrt ., .r( I Iouse \o.531, Slrah IiLrirst' ]'.rttl l'.rr'.r lJusirrcss lir'ror',.1 ru.rr.l K.rraLlri ,r lrrrtlb crPloclctl killirrrl l pcr',,n,. Ihis f.Lrrilirrn is .rrinrittr'r] l.r' tlrL, lr'.rrrL,,1 t o Lr nsel krr the .rppt,lla l t.
11.Ihc rrrtly issu,ilrt,r'r,tLrrr', irr oLrl ricu,l(,tt bchrr'(,Lrs is r.rliltlrt,r (iri dPl-cllarrt \.vas (lrlc trl Lhr'[rr'rso|ts 1,11q1 11,,1s,rlso irt,iiL]t'llrr. hrru.r'inr,'lrrLl itr tltL' Preprraticrrt rrl tlrt, bcrrtrl, rlltit h r.rPltrtlt,rl l.illirrri lhr. 1 r'th,,r * lj In ottt l'ierr,allr.r'()ur rl,.tqs('sslnL,nl ol tht,t,r'iclt,ntr,\\,(, Iil(l tlr.rl ilr!
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(a)At the outsc,t we would like to t'mph.rsize that the [rulrlL'rr lies on l]rt, prosecution t() prove its case against tlrt' nt t.Lrst,,.l bcyoncl a ttasonable cloubt antl not lor tht'.lccuse(l t(, i)t(,\!, his ittxrce-rrce. VV(, mLlst of course consicicr the 1rlLr l.tlt'n L)\ the accusetl but ultinlatelv the bulcletr docs r.rot shilt t() hinr ancl as such we fintl tlre nutlrorities cited try thc l)l'(, t() h, ,,r little, if anv, assistancc to lrirn as llresc terrti t() c()lta('nlr.rt(.('tl the accusetl proviug his ple"l.
(b)That the rerrtal agreement of the house whtrc tht' .l explosion took piace was not irr tlrc namt, o[ the att ust',.1 ,rn.l tlrere is no evid(.nc(, that hc Iivctl .tt the h()use rrylrt,rt, tlrt. explosion krok place Or was Iinketl t() it in anv w,av. ()n tht, contrary DW I who is his rnotlrer has given cvidcncc untlt,:'
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(tl)The rneclical evidence cloes trot tentl to sul.rport lht' > prosecution case but rather tencis to suPPort the accLtst',.I"' casc that he rvas a p.rsser b1' outside lh(' [ruiltling w'lrt't.t thL' bomb wcnt off. lhis is bccause accortling to llrt' ntt'Llic.ri evitlence all tlrt,3 pcrsorrs r,vho cliccl in the bomb lrlast r,r,r.r'1. sevcrely tlisfigurecl r.r,hich was to [re cxPectod a..rcc0r.lirl,, to the evillence of the DtsU expert cr l.rr!{e .ul()r.rnt ()l explosivo hacl bcen usecl in.r small room .rtrcl as sutlt severe/f.rtal injuries r,vould havt' bee'n exp(lct('(i to llros( present ir.l the room ra4ren tlre bomb rvt'rrt of[. I lorver cr tht' accusetl ot.tlt' recei!'r:d very minor injuries which ,'r'oul,.l indicate that he was not in the room at the tinle rvht'n thl explosi()r'r oeculre(l antl that he ttrav wt'll ltat't'h't'tt a l'.tsr, r by since his relatir.,elv rrrinor erl.rlosion injLrlit,s appt'.l1' 11, lr1, consistcnt w'ith lrirl1 bt'ing a pt'rson .rt s()nlc r-l tstart,, r.' tt'orrr the blast i.e. a passcr tr1'u,hen the blast occurrccl.
(e)'fhat there is no eviclence of where lre was when irt,rvas taken to the hospital i.e. rvhether lre was insitlo tht'builtlinll or outsicle tlre building,
(f)He r.r,as n()t arr('stc(l at the scenr of the irrcicltrrt lrut latlrcr at the hospit.ll rr,hcre lrt: hacl gone trr rr.:ct,ir,r'tr('.tlnl(.r'tl.
(g)I'hat the onJv picce of compclling evir.lcr.rct:.rll.rir1\t lrill appears to trc that hc. namcd ons of his.rccr:ntlrlirt,s l\t, however rlo not consitlcr fhdf fhis r.,r.'ielt'nct' .tlonc. is sufficient k) c()nvict the accusetl of thr.. clrargt..
(h)In our r.irw' wt' [intl that there arc tloubts in lltc lll'oseauti()n cast: itncl that thc accusctl is (.lttitl(,(l l() tlrL' benefit oi tht, s.trnt .
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appellant of the chalge by extencling him the bcnt'fit ol thr'diruLrt u'lro shall be released from lail unless he is wanted in any otlrer custoely casc.
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