SOHAIL AHMED @ ZAHID BALOCH S/O LAL BUX (Appellant) VS THE STATE (Respondent)

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life imprisonment and forfeiture cf his property. AII the sentences a.re ordered to be run concurrently and the benefit rmder Section 382 (b) Cr.P.C lyas alsc extended ta thc Accused / Appellsnt.

(Ccrtified Truc Copl,of ludgmen! is <tntcxed as anncxurc ,4) It is prayed on behalf of the Appellant that this I{onourable Court rnay be plessed tc set asiCe the impugned judgrnent dated: 28.03.201 7 on consideraticn of fcllowing facts and grounCsi I.'A C',t S Brief facts of the prcsecuticn case sre that cn 05.08,2012 Complainant namely Mrs. Geeta Shahani the FIR No. 37El2012 P.S Boat Basin U/s. 395,347,34 PPC R/w. Sccticn 7 cf ATA, 1997 vrhcrcin she disclosed that on 30.07.2012 at about 06:30 p.m she along with her driver accused R.amzan rvent tG s Temple {M:ndar) situste-d in Prince Complex for offering prayers in her Honda City car bearing registration \r^ AEr. ?a r --,r urt'vr 4fi6, hr,),er l'r nJ !' on her vray, back to home at abcut 09:30 p.m c,rrr.d. P,,l

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THE HIGH COURT OF SINDH AT I(ARACHI

CrlrJail Appeal No. of ?-oll. /rr jr 0

n Ahmed s/o Ahmed, im, adult, presently fined in Central Prison, chi.............. .Appellant in person' Versus sta te. Respondent.

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Spl. Crl. Attti-J trloristn Aprpe al No.l57 of 2(117 Spl. Crl. Anti -'I'erlorisrrr Appeal No.l60 of 2017.

Spl. Crl. Anti-l ellorism f ail Appeal No.l80 of 201 7.

Spl. Crl. Anti-'l erroris tn .lail Appeal No.202 ol'20I7.

Spl, CLl. Anti-Tellorisrn Jail Appeal No,209 of 2017.

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Appellar-rts Ashtatlue Ahrnccl S/o. Nazeer Ahtnt',.i thror.rglr lan Muhatrrnrt'r.l Nai. lt, r\tlr lt.tlt'

2.Muharnmatl Hassan alias Ali llassan S/o. Ctrulanr Nabi through Mr. lnsal z\lrrrtt','l Shaikl.r, Aclvocate.

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l).r te ot hearing: 05.(ii ll)20.

Date oi .luclgment l +,0 5.2 020.

I UDCMENT

M-O-HAMMAD !(481tr! KI1,\N .AC,[& J:- ,'\1, Lrst'tl 'Ai'1" 1] 1 I1 ' Ashfatltre Ahttrt'r.l S,./,r. N,tz,'L r' ,'rlrt-rrt'.1, iVlttiratltlli.trl l l.ir,s.ttt .t t.r' \it l lassatt 5/o. Ghulart.r NaLri, 5r,lr,rrl .'\lttlletl .tl Zahici [Ja]oe lt \7'rr' I .rl litrr. iVluh.tItttnatl Ilarttzatt 5,i (). .\lldh i)itt.r .rntl ,'\titr.ttr :\llrtt,-','l \r'tr \lrrrt''.1 r(ere trierl [1' It'arttt'tl ]uLlgt'. ,'\nti li'rtL,risltt ( trrrlt Ntr'Vlll l(.r|aclri irl Special Case No.f;7(iil)/2t)ll (Nerr spl (.tst Nt, lr/'lt)11), .rtisitrl', r'ttl " t Clinre Ntr.37ti/2()12 u/s. fu5-Arl(15,i l'17 I'l'( i,'w st".'ltott 7 ()l i\ L\' l'i(r'' registt'recl at I).5. lJoat lJasitt, Karachi. i\ttcr tri.ll t itlr.' 1 L tt 1

t t rt 'rI I .l,itt't 01.()7.2017 the .r,-cuserl Ashl.ie1Ltt ,\hrrtctl, Nlullatlltllatl Iiatrtzalr, '\tltl,lrl AInrcrl altl 5ol.t.ti] Ahrrtr.ij l1r..l.(,s(,pt('p((,(J trr lntlrrisontlctrf l()r I ll('\\ illr forfcittttt'of their'1r1t,1,1'1tr Il/s 7(i)(L') t'f Arlti- ]('rr(rri\rl1 r\t t l(]L]. ll."r stction 3(r5-A PPL. Ihr,V !\,t,rt,als0 5(,nt(. a('!i to intprt isottrttt,ttl tot l(l t r'.tts.

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as ttt .rvoirl tluplic.ltiorl illl(l tlllllt'a('5s.irl r('ir('tili()ll' "12. Leanretl counsel f()r the appt'ltarlts Sohail AhrltcLi' N4 rrh,t nr ttrr'r I Ilamzan ancl Adtt;rn Ahrnt',.I lras rorltell(l('(i that tlrt'rt' is tro r'r trllttr t allaitr.st irttt' ()l the .rPp('llnllts, tliat tlrt'rt",1',15 5 rlal tltlt'r1'laitrt ti rl' l'rr i'i

the coLtr pl.r irt.t ttt irr loelllirre tll(' l ll( \\lrrelr ''ll'rl'lt',.l ltt'r fLrttrrrL trl' 'r l'rl'r

ctlst: 'tg'linst tlrL'app1'll'111i'1' th'rt 'I1II'r'II'IrII Ii'ttttz'ltl !\"1\ ()rrl\ tllt'tlttrr t "l rll'1r L '1 tlre appeilarlt.rtltl tlt.rt lrtr a,lst'll,ls [".'t'tr tti'l''lt' r)tll 'll"rlr'-l lr 1;1 lt,garrl to appellarrt Atitl.ttl tlrt'tt' \\',ls ll(1 ('\'itl('lr(r'' r'l lris i I r I r t ' I t t I I t L I tt ' Llt

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supporlt'r.1 tlle illtpu;1tlL'tl itltlsitttL'rrt 'ttttl lr'r' (-(lrrk'lr(l('!l llr'rt tlrt "' irIr['Ii,.'rt' ''I tlr' n,itr.rr.ss abtluctet, [)\\' 7 \,lrs (,i,r,t,r Shah,rrri h,ls lrrllr ,.1t'tlt'ttril ti'' apPellallls irr htr kitlrlapl)lllli l()r Irllr$lrrll' tlr'tt 'l ratt:t'trr tnaclc .rtttl \^'ns Priitl, lhat :trtttt' (rl tll(' l'lll5r)rll \\''ls rt'(!)\ ''r'''i t]r'll 'rlL tl ' t.rrlr'Ltr Ll'L aPpt'llarrts.lrt'resPrrttsilrlt'irrl th''' olli'trtL"ls tirt'r' 'rll l.,l'rrt'tl 'r kitln.iprPi;.rg for r,lltsolrl .rtltl tltt'Prt'se''llti()11 lln(l frrt)\'('(l lt5t'tst'L'tt"r ri

sitr Il llr' 'r1'1" r ' " l'('asr)n,tlllu rloubt al3tllrst t'.iLll rrl illt''tp1lt'llallts 'i1111 '1s Circll alt(1 t're11 a;rFt'll,rrtl L'.. Llistlris't'tl lrr slll)i)(1r I (ri lr- "llL'Lritl .1 tlthers 1 111' Statt' c()ntetlti(llrs ho 1'la.L'ti lt'li.1ll(( ()ll lrrn'ritl Relrtnatr atrd arrtl and others (Pt.l) 2t)l I Sttpt't'rllt' ( otlrt 1111)' iVIr'rh'rnrm'rd Sicic{icltre others l'. The St.rte (2()l(l sc\l li l'll)' lnl(ir Klrarr antl others \' l'lrt' St'ttL (1995 S( N,l tf 179.t), Nluhanrtrtatl I hsan \" l-ht St'tt( (-r()o() \( Nlli ltr ' I -rll) Sairi Nltth'rtrrrrra'l r ' I(hawala H.rs.lnull.rh r', 'l ht' Statc (l!)t)(l \11 l) St'rte (llllli The State (1999 SC\41{ 27511) arrtl Nluh'rmmad Zatr.ratr v"Ihe s(-Nll( 8 13)

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11onc throtrllh tlrt' t'tttirt' t'l'itlt'ttct' lvlliclt Ilas irt'ttl rt"rrl trttt lrr Lltr' r'l 1,.r, appt'llirrtts, tlrt' ittrpttgtlr.'tl ill(llirllr'1ll tr'illl tltL'ir' 'rlrlt 'r"ris1'rrrr '' 'r c()nsi(ler('d llto t elt'r'a tlt Iarl

lll( [)t('\" tlr"' 7(t, Aftcl trut' l'eilsst'ss lllt'll I ot tllt t't itlt'trct'tlt'lilr'l tll'11 llrr has ;rrovetl btyolrel a r('.1s()lr'ltrl(' tlor'r[rt Lltc '-hartt's 'tliairrst 'rll appellatrts for the lollon'it.tH r!'ls()ns;

(a)l\rlrlrttt'Lllv tlr('r('u.'15 a lit t'tl'tr ''1t'l'tt t t t I ' ' ' t '' 1 ' L I t I i rI r Ir

.r,t.l ,,rr,,llr stt'. lt .iL'lar t'll1 |rltr\t' l'rl(rl l(r tlr' l't"'" 'ti" " (l ltr llrt- "r'L casc tlllless tltt' tlclal is atlt'l.1rr'rtt'li L'\lll'rrrri iia,' o1,.1,,.t"" rras atl L'ltl latll t'l 70 1't"11s ol iri)'(''lll(i lr'r\ her elelav in loclgrrrSl thc. Fll( in h'''r er t'lt'tt''t' ""pf"i,l"a itr slr'rt k lt'r' I stitinll that sltt' is a hcart P')trullt '1rl(l retrl'r it-r'' tl rr iill ilays I'r','rl trtllr't rl'isL' tllL'torttl'laitl'ltll Il'i''l llLr t'tllllttr rl\ ll)rl)Jr\ ant'0l llle.ll-pt'll.rrlt',trl''i llltl ll(i rt'rl\(rll 1'1 1'1lsL'll .t,ru r.,i rn"- itt tllis t.tst'' Irl lht'l:ll{ sllL' otrlr lr(}lllilrJt(!l lrtl r'' bt't tr iirt'- tlrivr't .tutl llo otllt't fi'tst'lt tvhich \\'(J(ll(i Ilot ll'tr

case if shL' h'antetl k) fix ttre other apptllallts tlrrtluglr a t'rlsL' ('\Pl'lill('(l casc anel as such in itrtr','it'w she hatl a(lo(ltlat('lv ('rLl"('(l Ir''itr'lrt' lrer delill' irr lotll',irr1', tht'I:lli vr'hitlr lI(l:' rl()t to any of thtl aPPellarrtts.

(b)In our view tlre key prosecution witness is eye witncrs abductee PW 7 Mrs Geeta Shahani who is also tlre complainant in this c.rse. Accottlitrg to ht'r t'r'itlt'ltLl I tr lr''tt ht,ttlt'r.rtl 30-07-l0lf at 91()}rrrt lrt'l t'tt rr'tr lrLl "h,-,..,ach.'.l rrrllr Irorn bchirrtl an(l ht'r tltivcl lt'ft ht'r car tLr 1li:;ct-1\s ll11s (trrt'tr' llr(' the rlrivcr tll tlrt'cal wlrich trrt tllr"ttt "r'llltt' 'llt('r Detsr)tls froll tltt' (.tl r'Jf ()ll tht' rllivirrl', st'it ol llt't i'tr'' lnothel sat itr tlrt' Lr;ltk ol her c'lr next to ltt'l with a |istol ancl she was thetr joinctl b1' her tlriver i11 1l1i'Lrack of tltL'r''rt She was thctr clrive n to all tttrktlolvtl lt'c'ttirrtl wht'rt' sllt' rr 'ts robbetl of hcr g,oltl barrglt's, rvrist watch' t'alslr' hct' l'trt '' ' cledit cirrrls u,.,,'l l,i.,rr" kt'ls t'vt'rt' 'tls() t'll\('ll At tlris Prlittt 'l'ht' trt"rtt'r she was not blirrcl folcled. 'tccLtst'tl tlt'ttt'ttrtlt'tl ht'r lltllLlt' b{)ol' \\''}\ from her and watrtt'r'l to ktlow u'ht're (

Luf,. ny' takilrg her housc kr:\'s tht'l etttt'tr'tl ltt't lttrtrsr"ttttl l.,-, LLr".l ,rr,.,.,' i,.luabl"s irtlcl rt'tr-rlrecl w'ith lrcr cltt"'1ttt' i'tr.t' ottl 'r ancl courpellecl lrcr vVith thrcirts t(r ht'r litt'to ttlal''' cl.r.'.1uc krr: I{5 ortt'( rott' lvhich sllt'tliii lht'r' 'tlsrr lorr t'rl lt' I Ir tlrL' ttl call lrer' lratrk atttl t'xpl,rirr tht' l'rrge u'itlttltau'al u'lriL bank evett callt'tl ba,.k .tn(l lec()llfirlllt.tl itotlt ltt't l't'l.,tt' rlrL' encashing ht'r clretlttt' ()trct' tht'clrt't1ttt' rr"ts "'"'1'-1.11'11 h'as rcle;se(l trt 3 l5pnr thc ttt'xt tl'r1' 5lrt' ltxlge..l llt'r'I ll( 'rrr'l later ielenti(iecl I ,'f the itccusccl bt'lore alr itIt'tItiIir'tttotI iti oat'arlt' witlr !'pcLili( rt'lt's' Sht' itlcrrtiliL'tl 'iottrh'rs [rtrt [A"i]unr*".f Arr.,i 1*'1l..' was cotrvictetl ilr this tast' not filecl all aPpc.ll as 1'et), appellirnt Asht'rt1 Altttlt'ri 'rtt"l appellant S,,traii tn this east'slrc x'as ilr ttrt' t-otltl'atrt t'l tlr' \\ ( r\' apPellants for viItuall-t rtttt' tlal' wllct] tllt"ll)P('ll'11)t\ u'"iv i,'',t"roatiu.' with h('r trorlr alrtlrtttilrg ht'r itr lt''r ..'rt'

tJing ner to tltt'place'ol c'rptivitl" r'obbitrg. ht'r'' ht'r tIt'tIt'IILIrtr11 ,r-ro,l* f,'.r,t, ht'r, lintling ()ut frolrl ltt'r wltt'tt' 'lrc'L1rt'' htitrs'" lr'.'r.to tlr'' ,.lrt',.1Lrt' ;;;k *". kt'pt irr ht'r 1i..'ttirr1" 'i1p anLl sPe.lk tl.i tlrc ['arrl' tlralrli''r l)Lrrlltl" lltis f('rrLr!l, "lr( \\'r- not L)lilrd folelctl, tl.rt'r't' vvtrLtlr'l h'tlc l"'t'rr lrtlrt 'rrr\i 'rs srtrlr

she wgultl h;rye ggt .t ll()()(l l(x)k at ht'r abllttt-tor\ t'r 'r ()\ rt'oltlcl h'tr t ["r'tt a.rr-,rid"rolrt" p"r'i."l oi tirtlc antl thus she lt lat t' e*riV'.orrcctly ltlcrltify het abtluctors ln sut(n\(' llt(' on.i .li...r,rri,o,rces ill a kidnapping fttr tttltst't1l (rr'(' rr\)t "'rri""i, ,rf",i.,. cottrts hitt't' ht'lti that itlt'lltilicatiorr I)(ll'l!l('s ()r'l th('r'rst'('l rllntlatory. lll this rt)sprlct reliallc('is 1-rlact'tl atiotr 1"rr 'trl' { Zakir Khan (Sr"rp|a) l:r't'rl othcrn'ist irtr itlr.'trtilit itlcrrtitir'tl *"., n"rA il-r this'case where the abcluctt't'cot'rt:ctlt' clav tlt'lar irr : of tt-," accuserl \\'ith sPecific roles l'ht' l5('\l'l'rirrL,'l Iroltlinc. tlrt' irlt'rrtilri'rti')ll I)Jratl('has ['t't'tl 'r-'t l"'ltlrrr'' ;;; ii.,: u'.l r,,,i,,.r,,t ' 'tttLl t'r t'tr t)llr('Tu'rs(' 'r 'lt'l'tr ttt lrr this oLttttrtllt' an i.lentifica tit'rl pat''ltlc is tlot fatal ltt its Zallldn (\trl'l'i)' ,"r1r".i ,:"f ion." is placeti trtr Muhanrttretl p'rt'atle 'rs lrr'irl1" *n'aor'r.i.l", atly lapsr:s irl the itlentiiicatiotr l'rt ts ."ii t"i,-r". f'l ,l,t''e untl tlo ttot [rast't] otl thc ;r'rrticttlal L"

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tlt'rl attcl circutlstatttt's of this cast' lt'atl tls to tll('tottclusitrlt the abcluctet has not Lorlectll' iclctrtifietl tlrt' tvr'o al.rpt'll'rtrl' wht'r plavetl a rolt' in lrcr ki..lrrtrpf inll Ior r'rtrsotn -ltr..llli" respect relianct'is placctl olt Mulrammed Siddiqur: V Statc (20)0 SCMI{ 342).livt'rr itl h.'r oWll t'r'itlt'ttl.t' Il]i' ''r t' tviltt' s-

abductee sttitt's .ls lln(l('r,

"lltli i rtLrl/5('r/, ()/lr' -'t,L,tt lltL, itti,rtli,Ltttr:ttt ttl'llt Itrttl LL,llitlL"l tttt tLtllt ttltl(r/1. \r'tr)l/r/ \Lil (\'lllt t)tt tttl tln, l;nrlrstrlt ttl tit.tttttl stirt/r /tr'ri1r'/'/ rtrtttrttrt'ttls L'lr

llllrtl lt'0i t tttrl , rtr, !otrrllt t'ttt tt\lr'tl lltt' t itt'tltt' ttt'tl .lil.ltt u,Lts tttry rlrtr'tr llttrtt:rttt"

As I.totetl above the.rbtluctee hatl no rt'astrtt to itlplitatt"tttt of the appellants itl a l.rlsr.'casc:ltltl lrt'r t'r'itlt'ttct'is sitrril'rr trr

her S.154 Cr,[)(- statt'trtt'llt. llt'r t'r'itlt'tltl vr''ts ttot ''it'tttui clespitc length! Itoss exdlttitttltitrtt 'rtltl tlttts "r't' Irt'lrL r,, lt'r eviiler,c., an.l the eorrcctnt'ss ol her itlt'tlttlic'rtttrtl ol tlr''' appellants, ller iclcrltifir'atiolr of appt'llatlt l{atltz'ttr is ttot irt

doubt as she kucw hinl lor tht' l'lst 6 nr()llths as lrr.'l tlttlr't and thert' w(ls tl() llc('!l ior atrv itlt:tltiiittltit'n ['ar'ttlt' ttl r:espect ol this appt'llallt. With rcliarcl to appollatlt A,.ltt'ltr ll" tlr'' is Jl.,arly sltr.r*,', ,.,,.' the C( lV at tht' Ir'lttk t'tlcasltttrli abductee's chetlue aur"l as such his itlt'rltiticatiort is 'tlsrt trrrl

irr tloubt. l'hc ,,nlv itlerltificatiorr trhith is lclt is 'tppt'll'rrrL Hassan whose involvernent itr thc kitlrr'rpSritr;1 as tlist ttss"tl later was lesst'r th.ln that ()f the otht'r airpell'trtts It is st'ttlt'el I.rn tltat \\'('('llr r(rlryirtil \\'r' lrtr(l tllt 'ltt" 1 .'r rr evielt,ncc ttl orte eye rvittress ttr Irt' tt'lt,rlrlt', tlil\t \\'()ltll\ 'r r'l cottii.le trcc irl.l,irirli lrr lhis tt'rpt't t ti'll'rtt"' I' i'l:':."1 "" '[he State (2t)t)tr St'N'l{i IN'1'') llr' Muhamtn.rd l:'hsan \' St'lt(' i'l) tt.,1rr",r,,' t t,tt:'t itr tlr,' .'rsL' r'l Ni'rz-Ud-l)in V llr(' {ir.'

sdlUR Tlai h.rs.rl',r h,'ltl Lls trrr!1('r itr tIsl'r''t L't tlr'' 'rlrrlili 'rl ('()tlrt t() trplrol.l .r ( ()r1\'i( ti! r iot tlrrtttlt'r 1'1''11 [r'11i'11 1'11 llr' cvi,.1en,. t' ,.'i ,rr'r" !vitncss l'l()\'i!i('!l tllJt l( u''rs r'.'lrat'l'' rrr'l "y" corrIicletlte l,trpi,rlll' atttl !\'tls sr'ti'st'ttrti'ttt"'l lt.'ttt l1]'

ci,al.,rrrtn,r,.l.'. u,,.t ,,iti,'t t'\l(lcll((r sirrr'r' iL is tll(' Lltl'lill\ 'llr!i I' I tllL' (lll.l ll lil\' L,l t v i'.lt'tlr r' \\ ll lr ll Ill'i tl\'15;

'Il I lk, sltLlt,ut(1! nl I't,t,\'l ltt l\''),1 Iirr','Ll'ii'l//i(\\i)/I/I{'1\Irr!rrrl';' ,.'lrtttltrrltrl lt'tttt IIt' Itr Itttt\|titt t ' ,rrttli,lr,,ua' //lsi,/,lrlS. rrltttit 'lrtttl' *r ' rtltTtr'rtrirry irt '\lltrlt i,,,,i utt:t,r, ,,,,i1r,,,,) Iltttt is trpl t;0scr-r'rtlirrtts llul'lrslt r', \lttrtrrrti rrti Lttlttrs (l'l l) /9't0 \C )25) llt'tl "(i t'11 ltl tt tt lltt' lr'\lilttt'ttt1 ttl r*ittllt

,,it rj,,l ,,,tr' aottt't(lit)tl ;rttt br' ltrtsL' ;r:,;;;,;,;,:rt, il tll(' (t,ttrt /s srrl/''/ir'rl tlrrrt ltt is tL'litblt " //u r"t'' ' t)jttt!'

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l)\\ ;'('t'Lt'i lrt tltis case \\'l'till!l tll('a[rtlttct'':ti t'\'''' r'vitrrt':s \\'()rtl]\ Sh"l,o,ti', t'i iilttrit' ttr Lre rt')ia['le' lrLlsl 'rr\'l l'clit'r't lr"r' r'\ lrlt'l){ I' llr 15 (-()11ii(lclr(r' itlsl-'iritltl 'lll(l \\'t rri tItL''rIII't'II'r'r{" r,ntirelv irtclLr,.litrli lrt:t c'rli't'ct iticrliiiiratiort nnnl".i .,1r,,,,'" 5Lrth itloritilieatitrtt t'l tltt' 'rppt'll'ttll' rr'rrrr"l

abovL'is also corrotrrrra tt'tl bv PWl I Ialirrr Aziz t'r' lltt vr',ls llrt' juclicial rnagistr'.te ill \\'lt()st' Prt'seltcc tht'abtlut tu' ttt.lclt' lltt' iclentiIication 0l tltt: .rbttl't' l].ttttt'tl .lf)]r('ll.rtlts .ttttl 41.,, recordctl the c0nlessiLrtt o[ appcllant I lasalt.

Never the le"ss bv wav of abundarrt caution we will cotrsi.lt'r below whethcr anv crtrroborative /supPolf il'1' ('\'i(i('ll( (' l\ )- availablc in rt'spt'et of tht'tlilt'ct (rr.ll ('\'('"r'ittrt'ss t't'itit'tt, t'

(c)Jtrriici.rl c()rrl('!si()rr ot .tP[t'11.1111 ll.tss.rlt tlltLtlr Ls \t't \rt I belor! lot r.'rtst,itl tt'tr.'tt'tIr. t'.

-1tatc!19!tt ty/9. 1$4 Cr.l'.C. tlf Muhanttn;rd ll;ss.ttt clatet{ 06.09.2012.

Questiorr: l\ hat have t'ou to s.t\',)

5ix ri,ir.s ,r1iLr lronr Il.rtrtz.ttt, It.rnlz.rn (lriver (appellant in this c.rse) nret tvith tnc in thc parking .rlt,.r of Hyper Star Shopping l\4all, tris vehicle rt'as hil fronr b.rcl< .rtrtl hc rvas abtrsing to lris Inatlanr that she is stinginess and which brulper has hit, she cletlucttd ilr alnount l'r'()rtr tlry s.rlary, durilrg w hich, ht said that he wants to abtltrct her. IsaiLl tlr.rl slre is .rg,.'tl larll', so tvho sai,-l tllat slr(' is (ru'rrt l ol Ctott'of I(LtPt't's antl l.t'sitlt's .tlottt' ttl tlt'.' horrst, antl ht't' son rt'sitlt's .tttrcat1, who .rsketl that have rrr.l)/ persoll, so, I s.id that tht're art' some B,tlottch persons, w'lro .rl t' gunntcrr nt bungalow, after that, first [l.rrllzan, he c.ltne .tt rny house, so I got rnel hiln n'ith Aslanr Jarr grraltl (.rllt'ady cotrvictetl itr tlris cast), whrr rclnains present on a btrng.rlow situ.rtt'tl in I(hayaban-e-llukhari (flt-rnr wlrt't c Part of tltc ransolll itnl()ulrt was recol'ered), tht'lr wt'wt'trt to mL'et with Aslanl J.rrr, wlro ashctl th.tt whether your ln(ly ownet keeps .rnrotttrt itt c.rsh, uporr rvhiclr, he replied that sotlle titrtc she also l<ceps c.rsh and also keeps ATI\l card and Chequ.' Book of cash, dtlrinS, the saitl cliscrrssion, there w.rs a driver nanrecl Aslrraf (.rn appt'llant in this case) on thc saicl btrngrrlolv, who st'rved tea, wt trtok tt'a,ttrtl Y said tliscussion retl.tined continucd, llrett wt' carne oul from thc're. C)rr thirtl l(atllzall pllotlt' call of r\sl.rtr rvas ttct'ivctl th.lt vou r'()tll(' .rl nry LrurrgalLrtv, I werrt there, at thcre Person namecl Sohail ;rli.ls Zahid Ij.rlouch (an appellarrt in this casc) was Prosellt. I Ie saitl to tahe him atrcl rtteel with [l.lnrzarl. V!e wcnt.lt Garden l'SO, we went there where tlrt' bungalorvs are situated in front of PS()

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Punrp, so l{anrzan was Present there. }lis discussion was nrade with I{antzan that Aslanr has scnt hirn, ;rfter cliscttssiotr, we came back at Aslarn. Aslam, Ashraf ant{ Sohail remainecl stayed there atrd I went .rt bungalow, after the said day, on fifth Ranrzan, I phonerl to ll.rrnzan, so hc said thal I not to nr.rke phone c.rll to hinr. ()11 l(rrrl August, i\slant callt'cl ltre at /ar'tl/.tltta. I itrst t caurr,. .rrrcl stopPetl [ht'rc, tht';rolicc ol (ilittolr I'.S. took trr tnt', Solrail, Adnan (.rn appell.rnt irr this case) ,rnrl r\slrt.rrl at I)S I s.rrr, hirtr (r\slll.rt1) lilst tintt', lltt'tt nt.tltre.ttttt('lrt !v.i5 ( ( I I I I r I t ( r ,

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tllclt the [,r'rsortnr.'l oi botrt [r.rsitr l<t'pt trs r'r'illl tht'rl lirr itrr.r'stillaliott atttl l,rLht'rl Lrf) (lt lril'lrt. At rright in the Iocl< rtp I{.rmzan clisclosetl that on 2911, Ilanrzan at about 9:00 p.nr. he got irbdrrctetl to his nrad.rm anrl n't' all lcctivt'tl Cheque of ()ne Crore llupees ancl ll.rtnz.rtt said that he and Sohail Balouch went a[ the flal of madanr ancl stolen the reln.rirring .rrticles arrd llanrzan disclosetl that thest' persons distributed tlre anloutrt tht'tn, I lt,trL' to sar this nrrrcl.t (Lroltl arltlt'rl)

It is se'ttler.l lalv that il retract('rl jtttlici.rl trrnft'ssiotr catr Irt' usecl against its rnaker Pr'()vi(lell that it l.ras Lrt'r'rt ttratir' (.rl voluntatily anrl (b) is trtttlrttrl alttl (c) there dr(' ()lllv Illlll()l' irregul.rrities in its rt'Lor',.litrg lrr this t'r'spt't t tt'lt,lttrt' i* Placerl on Muhalnnrad Arnirr V Ihe St.rtt' (l.,l.l) 2(l()() 5( l l()) arrtl Azeenr Khan V Mujahid t(han (20ttr SiCN4l( 27-l).

We fincl, based ort tlte p.trticular Iacts atrcl e ircutlrstattt t's ttl this case, that appellar.rt Ilasat-r's confession has bt'ctt ltla.lt' voluntarily, is truthful arrcl sulfers fronr ltartllt' attr irregularitic's ir.r its recorcling antl htrs cvetl lrcct.t .lcccptt'tl lrr learned counsel for appellant llasatl as in his vicu' it is exculpatory in natul e,

ln our view hon,ever it shows that I lasal'r was it.tvolvt'cl itl the kidnapping for rartsorr along, n'ith th('othcrs nt l(\tst t() the extent oI pl;rnnirtg, antl putting togctller tlte [tl.tltt n'ho executed the kitlrlaPrprrllg lor t'.lltsont itt tull krrorvlt"lgt' t'l their intentions whiclr was learttt ovct' st't't'l'.ll tlrt't'titt11s rvhich he attetrcle'r"l atttl thus hc plavctl a rtllo (alLrt'it;l lttittot one) 1n the kir-lna pprir.rp,, for ransottt of the abtlttctee .

It is settler,l by now tlrat.lr.l)/ P('rs()ll who plavs it tttlt' ttt 'r kielnapping for ransor.t.t case, httwever minor, is erluallt'as liable as the other co-accuse,.l. Irr this respect reliant'e is placed on Khawaja Hasanullah's case (suPra) wlrctt' it n'.rs helcl as unrler al I'.524;

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"ltt trtscs ttf rtbdttLliott lLtr fitlsottt, tl is ttol ttrLt's*rq lltrtl all tlrc lPrits rttrrsl lut'r' tollettn'ely dom' rrll llu critttittLtl ntts togetircr .litrm lltr' slttgt Lt.f nhtlttttiott lill r:ttorliott ol tttoncy',- ltt ;irrir rrlst's ttt0stlV, tlu norh ts lti'irh'rl' Ahdtrtliott is dottr'b.tl i li" ol !lt(tu, lltttr ol tottlitt(lttt'ttl I' gtnrLlcrl blt olltus tni rtttsttttr is t'tlctrtt'd br1 otlr nt' l 'o o.l. This is dLttv under u plannitg' I lrc ottjtct oJ tll "tlrcnt.

). is to extort monerl. 'I'hete.fore, tlt? ptt,l islttttt'ttt 1'ottld be tlrc samc irrtspettkr of the tolc plaryod bt1 t'uclr o.l fftem ". (Bolel adtlt'tl)

l,iker'ise it.i tlre t.rst' .1 Saitl Nlttlr.rttrnr.rcl (slr;'l'r1 ii rr''rs lr.l'l as rrntlt'r at lragt'2759 ptrras-2 .ltl.l j:-

" lltrrtL, PLtt'sot1s /lri'ff t tiur,ltrl tttttttt'l.tl, l;ltttlttttt Mohtltulrlitt, Klutltd M tttto';td rrn,l Abtltrt' llL'lttttrttt ott 25.4.1gg1. Al'ter t li'u dtr1s, !rlrt rt.l lfu rhrlrrL ltts ttrttty.ltl Abittr llclrtrirrtt rrnrl (,lwlntt Mdtryrrl'lirr ttvr( n'l \rtl ltttl tdtrttee Klurlil Mtlttttttttr/ ltrrrc tttt/ rtlLttsrrl rtttrl ltll llu' tlis1tosnl ttl tltt trtst. lltr rtlr,n'ritttttls ol l..ltrtltrl Nlttltttto'tl ,(rL' ltt)l ktrott'tt. Apltt'lluttt Ssid Nlulurttttrr rl rt'rts ttttl preseflt 'place, Bt the time of gt'tuol ab uctiott hurl ltkttt 'antl The nnin tttlptits uere Chulam N'lulunrtnurl t-aiz Mulnnunad u'lxt toere tried in obseutirt' tt' obsen,L'd etrliL'r, tttti tltrtt ttlln'rs ttrtttu'ly' 1)orl Mtlttntrrttiul, Abhrl Kltdtrl rntl A:t' L'llltlt cln rLtttlrl tttl be qtytn'ltcttdnl btrl ;rtrttL'littn'lt!tr llrq tt'L'rt liillrtl ttt tt poliL? ut,( outt ter.

Tlu' rrtle assigntl ttt rtltptlltnt Suid l\4uhottrtrrttl is th.tt, n|ter thi nruin L'trlprits lmd nbiut'tttl tlrc thn t ,tbdut'tees nnd uere tnking tlrcnt itt t uelticlt', ott tltt 7.ottV, Saitl Mulrsmnuul u'as stationed t|htt tohl t lrt obtittL'tors tlrnt tltt lr.tssttg( altt.s c'lt'tlr' Irottt lltt et,irlenL'e the itttolttctrrurl o.[ Saitl Nluhutrtttttl itt lltt offenct is tstoltlislud ts hts brt'n fitrtti lttl !ltt lrirrl towt trud con.linntl by the tliglt Corrrl' ltt tltt atrcllt)lsltltlrtS ol tltt Lrrst l'lt. Nlrinrttttttul Alntttt h'ttrtrttl t:otrttst'l .lor tlt'rtltpalltrrtt. lns not pressed tlris oppeal ort ,,rcrits l,ut only ugrci tlrc appeal on lltu tlut'sliott ol se t.'rtcP. A<rrriririlS kt h',trtcrl (oLtttst'|, tl ttttt\ tt ltl ttt\( u,lu'rc rtplt:lltttLl \Ltid Mttltrtttrtttrtrl slttttrltl ltrrt''' lt'ttr tut rr 'l ll u' lL'ssL' r st tr !c t tt r'

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ln present tase it toouli nppear .frottt tlrc.r:t'idt'.trt.'r' that the learling part in the nbdtrt'titttr t]ss thut tl tht co-acasetl anri tomparert to their role, tlrc rolc o.[ appellont Ssid Nluhamnrsi tt'lts ttrinor itt ttuturt' ltt titi.lntts anl air( li,,ls/Ilr('{'s ol tltis trtst' tlr'rtrt Ltl. lln' i'tr'rr tlnt a dtstintttott trrrt ltt'ttaLlL'rtt llu'trtst ol tlt l)r(\rttl ttppr'ltttttl ttt str /,tr rir /itt'i7ttr'.'ltrrtt ol srttlttt't l\ tttltLttttttlt, ll

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Rcft'rttue irt lltis rtgrrrd aitt lr ntittlr lo rr itrlttttltl ol lltt' Ctttrrl ttt lltL'trt:t \lntlr.r, r' s/r/ir' (/(l(),q \( lli'l :/()r /l\)l!l ar.ltletl)

(d)PW 1 Unrar Ilasatr who was Branch rlratlalgtrr Iiaisal lJ.rrrl' who was an intlepenclelrt witness antl not a chattct' vvitttt'ss ). who hanelecl ovtr tlrt' ( C IV i(x)tago shovvirrli .ll)[]('ll.lrrl Aclnan encashing lht' abcltrctt'e's t'ht',.1ttt', th(' h.lrrk \ \'('rr\' recortlitlg ol tht' barlk's tall lraek crtttlitrttirtl', Nls ('t't t'r - penrrissiot.t to t'ncash the cht'r1ut'ancl thc ot'igitt.tl cltt','1r-r. ,.,1 Ms Geeta for Rs onc'crore, ancl (lNlC of apptlllant /\tlrt,rrl who had t'nc;rsht'tl tlrt' chetlttt' datt'tl i() 07.1012 I h.. r'vitterrce of [)W -] LJutar l lasatr .llr!l th(' itt'lllr' ,'1'.',11 l.'1i.".1 111r111 the bank as ttretttiottt'rl alrot,.' .rll r'orxtIrtrt,tlr.' tllr'('\ l(i( lrt, "l the abtluctce . Nottt' trl tht' .rppt'llarrts t It,tllt'tt1',r.'Ll llrt' acin-rissibilitv or cxhiLrrtrrrg ol atry ol Il]dst: (l(](r-lr)l('rrl\ ,'r itgrus at trial. l'hr, ('C1V frtotagr shpn,s appt'llarrt ,\tltt.ttt etrcaslring lhe clrt'r1Lte ancl tht'(NI(- r|hieh h('|',,1\(' l(' llr! tranl< at the tirnt' tti t'tttashtttcltt bt'lottll,t'tl to lttttl llrL' "rlt bacl< recot,.litrg hetw't't'tr battk stall atl.l tlrt' ,rl'.{trt tt t' lLrllt corroLroratt's tht'.rbclttctet's eviclr:ncr-'"rtltl tl.tt'tllct;ttt'is llt'rs with her sigrtaturc ot.r it lvhich htrs t.tot bct'n tlisl.rLttt'tl lrr' ,tttt cif the appellants. 'l he I(s ()lle cr()re is tht'rt'lort' tllt' pat'tltt'trt of tht' rarrsrtm rlett.tttnr.l as the cht't1ttt' vvas si1',rrt'tl l'r ilL' abcluctee uuclt'r' thrr-:.tt to lrt'r life, Il.tlso tlt,r.'s lr()t,r!)l)(.rl t\' Iogic, ctlnrntttttstrrtst'atttl tcasttn tltat llte al-tlr-r.. lt't' rr'"ttl,.l tt' 'l have beeu persotrallv Presellt to collect tlrc caslt sitt'.'.' il rr,rr such a large ant()Ltnl .tttti sht' rt'otrltl irat t' tlr'lirlit''li ir.tforr.nerl tl.tc' barri< well irr aelvarrct: that slrt'n'as irrt,.'tttlittll l'' rt,ith tlr'.rw suclt a l;rtge suttt tlf tlloltt'Y ratllt'r tllatl ''lt ttt.ttt,.i rt bc paitl ovcr itrttrtt',.liatt'lt' ort a plrottt'call

(e)'fhe abtluctet' eliti Itot know whcrt' sht' rvas ltt'lrl rtr captivity by her kicLrappers antl nor eli.l tlrt: politt' lro"r't'r t't after their arrcst appellatlts Sohail atrtl Ilaurz.rtr trtt tlt' rt' pointation ttxrk tlrt'policc ttl thtl place rn'ht'rt' tht't' had lrt'lLl the abr,luctee (.lpti\'(' tvhicll Pl.l(c tIo ottt' t'rtt'pt tlr' kidnappers \l'et'e aw.tre oi. llach of tht'appt'llarlts puttrtL'ti out the scparate rt,ottts whert' tht't' st tt't'tl rlurirrli tlrt' abtluction. Sohail in ttttler [o gain entrv to th(' l]()rls(' proelucetl a key which he had hieltlen antl .rlso hatltlt'.1 or t't' I(S Tlacs kr tlre police tvlliclr w.ls Ilis slrart' ttl thr" r'ltls'rtlt amount. ln our view apPellant Stthail who was ll()t a w'('ll 1)ll person has not lrcett able to justifv tlris largc .llll()Llllt (rl rnoney.In this r('sP('ct t't'liatrct' is placccl rrtt I'\\' $ Y Harneeriullah Kh"rn attrl PW 9 Waseetlr Alltlletl.

(f)I'hat tlre appellartts otr tltt'ir p()intati()ll trxrl' llt'.' pt'litL' (PW 8 Hameeilullah Klran atrcl PW 9 Wasecrlt Ahrrt'cl) hr.r place whertt wt'aPons ancl some of their lalls()r.lr was kol)t lvhich was a pl.rce tht'policc tlir.l uot ktlon'abottt atttl ortlt the appellants \,verLr aware. lhe police wcrc takt'tl t(' .r r'()()rll on the first flo()r ()f ,r builtlirrg at Sh.trt't'tt litrnah ( ol'rtrt Itet't' ii

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(i)Ar'cttsttl / corr v ic t Aslanl lart (r'r'ho r'r'its t'otri'it ti'tl irr this caso but lt.rs trot Iilt'tl arl aP1,t'al) ll,lrttlr',.1 i'r'..'r MN{ Rifle antl Lrullets ancl IIS 5 Iacs being his share ttf the ransonr amount.

(ii)appellant Sohail [ralrtlt'tl ()\'t'l' ()11(' Sl\4(] ltrrtrr'rrr lron [,r,x

(iii)appellant Adnatr h.tntlecl ()v('r ()lr(' pist()l ,rll(1 trullcts and RS 50,000 being his shar('of tht' r.tttsttttt amount

(iv)appellant Ashfaq h:inclctl ot't'r trttt' pistol .rtttl bullets antl IIS 5lacs being his share of the rnttsotrr anlOu nt frortt.rn Irtltr box

(r)l\crLtsr'Llit,,rlr itl ,\slllal (ull() \',.1\ (\1ll\i(l(.1 this c.rsc lrrrt has rrrrt tilt,tl rn .r1,PL'al) lr.rrr(l('(l \t\('r ,r piskrl .inrl [rLr llets.

(vi)Appellant l{anrzan hanclecl over l{S 5lacs wlrie lt was his sh.rre of the r.lnsonr anl(,unt'

ln our view notre of the aprpellants were ill .t [itratrci'rl position t() hilVt'itr th('ir p(rss('ssi()11 sucll larg(' dlrl()trllls rtl cash ;u1Li L'vt:lr it tltey n'erc in sttch a posititttt thtrt' lvt'Lrl.l havt' lreett llo rci]:i()rr tot' tht'nl to lravt' hititit'rr it ,rrr',tt secretly ratht'r th.tn ptlt it irr ir l.r.rrlk .lccotllll.lhtls, trt tttr,l that such recoveries ol cash frtlnt the aprprsll3nl5 w;rs P'irt ()l the ransotl altt()ulrt which was ;-raicl to llletn.ls kitlttappt'rs of the abtluctt'r,

(g,) Aceoltlinli to I'\\' 9 W,tsttt:r i\lttltt'.1 .trlel l'lV l{) ll,rLrrt''''l Khi'rn Accu sell/ co,rv ie t Aslallt larl (u'ho rvils ctttlvir. tt'tl ttr this cast' but has rtot liletl an appt'ai \'('t) .tl1(l w'.ts .ttrtrlltt t nlembL'r of llrt'krtlrlaPpitt;', for r.tttsottl 11arrg Ltrrrk tlr'. 1't'lr" on his pointatiott Lo 13urtg.rlt)h,' 136, ]9rlr Stlr-'t't Klti.rt'.rrr llukhali l'hast'Vl I)l lA Karachi n'hcrt' llt' leacl tht'ttt to tlrt' scrv.tltt (lualtcrs .rtlti itt .'l r()olll .i(lj,icellt to tht' tr.ltlrtorrttl lr,. hancled over kr tlrc polict'RS 9lacs and two Golden l(ara's which was his share of the ransom nroney.'fhe P,olden Y I(ara's belongecl to the abdtrctee Geeta.

(h)Appellant Ranrzatr irr hls S i42 stahrlllellts adlllits t lt,r t lrc was the elomestic servatlt/ clrivet o[ lVls (,t'et.r arttl tli.rt \l' Ceeta was.rbductr:el as trnclt'r;

"l wns tlonrosti( ser'\'.1nt otr Ms (,r-'t't.r Slraharri l arr('stt'(l [r1' thc Polict: who prt'ssurizt'(] r-r)(' l(r

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('videnc(. ag.lir\st ()tller })crs()r'rs bttt I tt'lttscti ltr l-'tct of 30-07 -2012 when I was comittl; with (-letta Shahani she was.rbcluctetl by i pcrsorr: vr'lttr 'tl'tr took nre with thenl ... "(lrol'-1 atltlctl)

(i)1'he t'vielence ot tht- prosccutiotr rt'itlrt'sst's r'ttrtttlrtrtitlt's each other in all t.nateritrl resPt:cts. l:vetl tllt' ('\/idt'trc(' r)l pttlict'w'ittlt':st's t.ltt Irt's,tlr.'lt rt'lit'tl ttp'rtl *ittt' tt" 'r]l''r',''r"' of ermlity, Lrias ol ill lvill has bcell tlrttcle agaitrst 'rll\' ()l tll('lr) anel its such the\r llatl llo reasoll to talsclv irttPlit''llt' tlrt' aPP('llants itr tllis cast'' ltr this rt's1'r'ct rt'li'ttltr' it l'l'ttt'tl .'rr Zaf at Y State (200tt SC'MI{ 1254)

(j)lhat all thr,' I'W's.lt('(()lr:.isl('rlt lll thr'lr t'\ i(l('r'l(-t 'rrr(l ( \ ( rl if tl-rere arc sottte cotrtl'atlicti()ns in tht'ir t'r'itlt'ttt't' u L' consieler thr:st' cotrtlatiir.tiotls .ls llrittot itl ll'lttlr'(' 'lrrrl rr('t rnatt'rial atrtl certaitllt ll()t ()l sLl( h rlatt'li.rlilr s(' 'ls lt) ('llr\ { the Pr()sccutiort t ;tsc ;tntl tht' collvicti()11 ttl tlrt' appt'llatrts l rr this lespect relianco i'i Ptilccd olr Zakir Kh.rrr V State ( lq't: SCMI{ )79.\). lht'ir evitletrec Pl()\'i(l('\ 't [rr.'ltt'r 'rl'l' corrobolate(l ulrbtokcn chain tlf t'vents f rolll tht' kitl rla l'pi r'; r of the complainant i11 ht'r car outside ht't' ltoust', to ht'l lott t'LI captivity, tlre stt'alir.r5i ol ht't valuables, tht' tlr:ttl'ttttl lot llt't trr Pay ItS otlt' {:t'or(' che(lue un(let threat of ht't lilt" to tlrt' encashnlent of that ch('(lLl(', th('.lrl('st r'I thL'at.fttst'rl 'ttttl lltt' recovery of stttttt ol thc t-.tttsot.l.l .llll()Lll'lt tt'0ttt tltettt'

(k)Although tvc h.rr',.' fr'trtr,.l tlrat tltt' prrtst{ttl i rt 11'1s |1f i |L I its casc against all tlrr.'appelliirrts be1'Lrtltl 't re'tstrtt'tlrlt rltrtrirl we have.rlso ctttrsitlt'tecl tht'cle[etl<'e citscs trI tlrt' 'rPpr'llarrts Accot'r"1ing to .rppt'llarll liatllz.tlr ltt' n'ts 'llsrr 'trlLlttL t'''1 however baseti trtt tht otht'r cvitlt'tttt' tlisttrsst'..l 'tIrtrr r' trr' clisbelieve his tleft'nce, lhe other appellants r"lailtt that tlrlr wcrc a1l'rtlst('d frrlttl tht'ir ltomes but llollt't)f tlrt' 'rl)1r'll'rrlln examiner'l thetnsell'es oll oath ;rtlcl tltlll' "rpptll'ints !x'hail and Asfaque Producecl a witness ill suPp()rt o[ tlrt'ir cast' brrt wc clo not fir-rd thcir t'r'itlt'trce ['elievablc irr lltt' l'rt t "l llr' overwh('llnillE Prost'tutiott t'vitlelrtt'ap,airlst tlr..' I l I ( ' I ' I | I ' ancl their clefence app,eals ttl bt' att attt'r tll()ugllt itt ortlt't lo save their skilts.

(l)ln kirlrrappit.tll lor ratls<rttt cils("i collrts Irt't'Li l.' lrl'" r clyrtattrit etf-,Pr().1( ll rtr assessit.tg tht' t'r'itlt'trut. ln- tll''' t'tst' r'l Y Advocate beneral Sintlh, I(arachi v. Farlnan tltrss'rirr 'rrttl others (l'l .l) lq95 \( ll, irr a kitlrr'rp1)irlg ltrr r'rrr\()rrl r'r\i'rl was observeLl as utt,.lt'r:-

' ll ts tt ttrrtlltr nt t'ttl'itt /,rrrrill r/.!r' llt'tl ttt 't'i'l' iLtt' ltl i.l Lidttupping J.)r rollsotlt. tot)tlttt55ttttt tt rIrttoitit's 'tttl otlpr olli'rrt,':, /lrr' l,oll( ttn' lt'L']tt!\ sL\un,i. 'fltt' lttrttc,l lrtttl tt trl ltrt' tlil'tllrl ttlttttl lilr\\ rrsltL,cls itt lt'lrtil. Irrnt itttlitu'd ll sttltsLrtbL' la lltt 't"r

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lt)tttttl lttt\)ttr rL'illt il I'hc aPl't'o tlt ol tltt ('orrrl itr tttrtltt'rs liLt lltt trtsr' itt lrnttl sltotrl'[ bt tlutttttlttt 't1]tl i.f tlte Cortrt is srttislitd thdt tlu' o[li'ttcr llas bt:(tt.

rottttltitt(i in lht rttinncr itr u'hiclt it ltos butt tllryrl Ittl tltt prosettrtittt tlto t?'lttti'tlliti(r ;ltttttlrl !'r ot,t,rloulit\l (l'illtottl t'ttusi,tQ ttttl )ttist |rrttt'\t' ttl i rr s t i c c".

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17.fhus, b.rsc'li otl iltt' alrort .-lisrttssiott L'spt'ti'tllt itl tllt' i'ttt' 'ri tlr' r-t'liablt:, trtlst \'!ortll\'.llltl ('()llll!l(ll1't ttlrl'trittr"('\i'\\ilrr'*c"r'i'lt'rr" "i I llrr )\ ' abtluttt'e,tlltl ()tht'r [(]rr()t)(]r'lll\ L,//stl])P()lti\'(' ('\ l(l('li(t' t t I t t I I( 'I L |I ) ' r

\,\(,hnvc t.to rlottbt th,rt tht' Ptosr.r Lttiittl ll'ts 1'li'r't't1 tis e'ltt' al"'ttttst 'ilL appt'llarrts Lrel'r.ltttl ,l t't'asotral'le tltrLttrt atltl 'ts sLr''h tlr(' aPPt"tls 't11'rirrrl crrnvir lirrtt iilctl br' .rll fhi' .r1rpt'llarrts (ttatltt'lr" '\slrlatlrrt' \lrrrt"i n.rtl Llass.rtr alia: ;\li ll.lss,ttt, strlt'til "\llrtrt tl N.1u l-r.l nr / rlLr(l ll'rl " I

tl"' lVluhatltrtaci Iitltltz,ltl atr.l ,\rltr,ttl '\lltlrt'tl) 'ttL' 'rll ..lisrrri's' rl 'r'r'l irrryrrtgtrerl jrr rlgtttt'nt is tl1,lrel.i.

Itt 1he appeals are disP()sud of irr tlrc 'rt.rove terttts

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