Muhammad Javed Vs State

Judqment Sheet

PESHAWAR HIGH COURT ,ABBOTTABAD BENCH.

JUDICIAL DEPARTi,IENT

Cr.A No.98-A of 2015

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SYT.,I) MUIIAMMAD A'I'1'IQUIi SIIAII, .I Muhamn-rad Javcd, appcllant was tricd by thc lcarncri Acklitional Scssiot-ts Judgc-V, Mauscrta. in tasc I:.i.ii i\,]o.476 datcd 24.11.1997 on thc chargcs rrndcr' scclions 30214521404134 l'PC, l)olicc Statitrn Shinkiari, I)istrict Manschra. rvhich trial \vas ulLirratcly culminatcd upon his convicliot't and hc was scntcnccd kr dcath on two counts lbr 'Outl-i-,4md' c,l' Abdul Sattar and Mst. Zainah Nool and \'vlis also hclcl liablc to pay I{s.1 00,0001-as colnpulsaiiolr r.1rr(lcr scction 54zirA Cr.l'.C, to thc lcgal hcirs o1' both thc clcccasccl or in dcl'ault thcrcol', to su llcr sillplc

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irnprisonmcnl lbr six rnonths. Appcllant was lurthcr' convictcd and scntcnccd lo 1cn ycat's lbr shaling conmon intcntior-r with au-o..t-,r"U Nazir litr' commission o1- Qatl-i-Arnd' o[' dcccascd (il.razi. i lc was also convictcd undcr scction 452 l'}I'}C and scntcnccd lo scvcn ycars and a llnc o1'Its.30,000/- or in dclault thcrcol, to su['[cr furthcr two months sirr-rplc irnprisonmcnt. All thc scntcnccs wcrc dircctcd kr run concurrcntly and bcncfit o1'scction 382-ll (lr.l'}.(l was also cxtcndcd to thc appcllanl. Ilcing aggricvcd, appcllant assailcd thc judgrncnt and ordcr datcd 21 .01 .2015 ol'thc lcarncd Additional Scssions Juclgc- V. Manschra bclorc this Court in thc instant criminal appcal. Sirnilarly, thc lcarncd Scssions Juclgc, Manschra also scnt Murdcr Rcl-clcncc No.03-A/20 l5 lbr conllrrnation ot' dcath scntcncc awardcd to thc appcilant, which arc bcing disposcd ol'through this sing.lc judgrncnt.

).. 'l hc lacts. as nart'atcd in thc l;.1.[{ , lodgcd orr thc rcpofl o1'Ms1. Ashrala, con-rplainant, arc that on 2311 1 llggl aL Kufian IYeLa' shc alongi'r'ith hcr othcr

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l'ami lv rtrcn.rbcrs incl uding Abclul Sattar, lathcr-in- I aw, Mst. Zainab Noor, mothcr and Mst. Shalia claughtcr o1' Abdul Sattar was prcscnt in thcir lror-rsc; that AbdLrl Sattar was ofi'cring 'lsha Namaz' anc] in thc nrcanwhilc, thc door of- thc housc was l<rrockcd.

Abclul Sattar took lantcrn and wcnt out and suddcnly Mclrboob. Javcd sons o1' Junrma and Nazir sorr ol' Mchboob duly almccl with rnachincs opcncd liring at hinr, r.r,h o dicd on thc spot, that all thc tl-rrcc accusccl cntcrcd lhc housc. and hcr rnothcr Msl.. Zainab Noor prcvcntcd thcm not to cntcr insidc lhc housc, t.ha[ Mchboob iind.lavcd lirccl at hcr who also dicd r,i'ith thc thcil liling on thc spot; that Mst. Sha[la. hcr sisLcr \\rcnt oLlt o1'tl'rc housc fiorn othct'sic]c to irlltll'lr (lhrrzi, thcir rclativc about thc t.trttrdcr ol both thc clcccasccl;

thal (ihazi alongwith hcr wilc Mst. (iul Jan attracli:d to thc spot whcrc Nazir llrccl at (ihazi rvith his machir.rc. who dicd thcrc, whilc all thc lhrcc accuscd i avc butt blows with thcir tlrachincs lo Mst. (iul .lan' rvho sustaincd injr-rrics; t.hat r'r'hilc going back thc accusccl took thrcc 'tolas' golrl ornalllcnls alongrvith t

lrvclvc kilogram 'l)esi Ghee' and cash anrounL o[' Its..1.0001 liorn thcir housc. Motivc lirl thc o['lcncc \\ AS statcd to bc thc prcssurc o1' thc appcllant alongwith olhcr co-accuscd lirr corrpronrisc wilh Munsl.ri ctc through Abdul Sattar. I'hc rcporl ol' complainant was rccordcd lry (iulzar Khan, ASI IO on thc spot on 24.1 1.1991 al 13.30 hours in slrapc o[' ' l\.,h.trcr.silo ' (lix.l'}W 2/1 ), and thc casc was rcgislcrccl viclc l lll (l'lx.l'W I l/l).

3.Alicr rhc occurrcncc, thc prcscnl appcllant wcnt inlo I'riding alongwith his co-accuscd. I lowcvcr, latcr or-r hc was arrcstcd and alicr complctioll ol' invcstigalion in thc casc, supplcrrcntary challan ivas submiltcd againsl him bclorc thc lcarncd trial Court.

Appcllant was lorrnally chargcd by thc lcarncd trial Coult lbl causing 'Qall-i-,4md' of thrcc dcccascd Abdul Sattar, Zainab Noor and (ihazi and causing in.jury to Ms1. Gul Jan and laking au'ay cash anrounl ol' Its.4,000/- Lhrcc'lolas 'ol'gold ornarlrcnls and 'l)csi (lhcc' r,r,cighing twclvc kilograln, unclcr scclit)ns i

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3021331-A(i)l4521404134 [)l)C-', to which hc plcadccl not -er-rilty and clairncd trial.

4.'l hc proscculion, in ordcl kr provc its casc, cxamincd as many as clcvcn witncsscs. which inclrrdc Arrjad Ilussain, SI)PO I'}altan (PW-l) has subn'ritLcd supplcn-rcntaly challan against thc appcllant; Mst.

Ashrala, (PW-2) rcitcratcd hcr narralion givcn in thc lr.l.ll bcing cornplainant ancl Iurnishccl ocular account alongwith othcr cycwitncss Mst.Shalra, (l'W-3) and both chargcd thc appe llant lbr cornmissi<tn o1'ol'lbnccs;

Lacly I)oclor Naila 'l aranurn, Scnior Mcclical Ol'llccr (PW-4) concluclcd postm()r'tctn cxrlttlitlatiotr or', tlrc dcad hodl' ol- clcccascd Mst. Zainab Noor; (iuiclar Khan, r'ctircd lnspcctor (PW-s) was malginal witncss to rccovcry mcmos (Ex.l'W 5/l & Ex'l'W 5/2); I)octor Sharnim Alzal (l'}W-6) [umishcd rlcdical cvicicncc as hc had conductcd aulopsy on thc dcad body ol- clcccascd Abdul Satlar and (ihazi; (lulzar Khan, rctircd S.l (PW-7) conductcd invcstigatiorr in ll'rc casc, during which hc draltcd ' Mursilci ( Iix'l'W 2/l ), prcpalccl injury shcct of injurcd Mst (lul 'lan

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(llx.l'}W 7/l ), injLrry shccls and inclucst rcporls ol dcccascd Ghazi, Abdut Sattar and Mst. Zainab Noor (Ex.l'W 712 to ll,x.IlW 717), prcparcd sitc plan (Ex.PW 7/7), sccured blood slaincd articlcs viclc rccovcry mcrros (Ex.PW 7/tl, Ex.PW 5/l and [ix.l'W 5/2) and cmptics fiorn thc spot vidc rccovcl'y mcnlos (lix.l'W 7/9); dlalicd application lirr scnding crnplies and blood staincd articlcs kl lrSL, I)cshawar and rcccivcd rcsult (Ex.l'W 7ll0 to Ex.l'}W 7ll2); l;at.al' ur-l{chman Khan S.l (PW-8) rccovcrcd 'kalashinkov' on thc pointation of appcllant vidc rccovcry mctno ( Cx.l'W ti/l ) with skclch of thc placc o{' rccovcry ([)x.l'W t]12); Muhammad Il.aliquc (l'W-9) was nrarginal witncss lo t'ccovcry mcrrtos (li,x.l'W 7/8 ancl lix.l'W 719); Muharr.rmad Noor (PW-10) had idcnrillcci thc dcad bodics ol'thc dcccasccl ancl Shrlr .lchan I(han (PW-l l) had rcgistclcd thc casc viclc l;.1.[i (lrx.l'}W t 1/l) on thc basis <t[-'A'lurasilci (Ex-l'}W 2/1).

5.Alicr closc ol prosccution cvidcncc. statcmcnt o1' thc appcllant/convict was rccordcd undcr Scction 342 Cr.l'.C, whcrcin, hc dcniccl thc allogations o['thc i

prosccution and plcadcd jnnoccncc. IIou,cvcr, hc wishcd not to producc dclcncc cvidcncc or to appcar as his ora.,n witncss on Oath undcr scction 340(2) Clr.l).(l u. Algur.trcnts ol learncd counscl 1ol tlrc par-Lies hcarcl and rccord pcrusccl with thcir valuablc itssrsl.ancc.

l. In this unlorlunatc incidcnt, thrcc pcrsons. narncly, Abdul Sattar, Mst. Zainab Noor and (lhaz.i havc losl thcir livcs and onc lcmalc got injut'cd. 'l'hc prcscnt appcllant Muhammad Javcd alongwith his brotlicl Mchboob (convictcd accuscd) and ncphcw Nazir' (absconding accuscd) havc bccn chargccl lbr Ll-rc o1'[cr-rccs.

'l'hc rcport of thc occut'rcncc was lodgcd by Mst. Ashrala, cotnplainant (PW-2) claughtcr in-law ol' dcccasccl Abdr-rl Sattar, r.r'ho alongwith Mst. Shalla ( PW-3) llrnishcd ocular vcrsion o1' thc occurrcncc' 'l hc tcslin-rony o1'both thc cycwrtncssrs wlls e ()llsistcnL, conllclcncc inspiring ancl trustworthy. lhc dcl'ctrcc pointcd orrt that dclay in lodging thc Ir'l.ll was tnzrli:rial ancl arguccl that casc was rcgistcrcd allcr consultation t

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and dclibcraiion, howcvcr, tbis (lourt considcrs that pccr-rliar I'acts and circumstanccs ol thc casc itscll' cxplaincd thc dclay and thc dclcncc could not succccd to provc any consultation, dclibcralion or prcrncdilalion on thc part o['thc conrplainanl 1o lhlscly chargc tl'rc appcllant in thc casc. lt is not possiblc in ordinary coursc ol'thc li1'c ol cvcn n()t appcalahlc to a prudcnt mind that actual and rcal culprit is lcit and irr placc thclcof innoccnt pcrson is chargcd. Ihc appcllanl was rcsiding in thc sarr.rc vicinity and wcll knou,n to thc cornplainant and cycwittrcss o1- thc occurrcncc. 'l'hc appcllant was duly idcntificd in thc light o1'lanlcrrr, r,r,hich was lakcn i:rto posscssion b1 iirt:

I.O during invcstigation. 'l'hc mcdical cvidcncc also supportcd thc vct'sion o{-thc con-rplainatrt ancl thcrc was no rncntionablc contradiction in thc statct-ncnts o1- thc cycwitncsscs, who arc natural and both thc witrtcsscs havc cslablishcd thcir prcscncc at thc spot at thc t irr-rc ol- occurrcncc. Sincc thc occurrcncc had happcncd in thc ycar. 1997 and thc cycwitncsscs lurnisl.rcd thcir lcsl.itnonv aftcr lapsc of' cig.htccn vcArs' mintrt' t

discrcpancy or- contradiction in suclr a siLtial-iorr is possiblc and thc samc is not matcrial kr discard thcir cvidcncc. l'hc ocular account lurnishcd b_v thc cycwitncsscs was also corroboratcd tlrrougLh othcr circlrmstantial cvidcncc i.c. rccovcrics o1' blooci stainccl articlcs, crnplics ctc fiom thc spot. 'l'hus, this (lor.rr-t in lhc light ol'abovc discussion is ol'consiclcrcd opir-riorr that tl-rc chargc against tl-rc appcllanl-corrr iet Muharnmad Javcd has bccn provcd bcyond any slradou, ol'doubt and thc lindings o[- thc lcarnccl lrial Court qua his convicliott arc bascd on proltor apprcciation ol- cviclcncc and lhc lar'r' applicablc thcrcto, which nccds no inlcrlcrcncc by this (loult in its Appcllatc .jLrrisdiction to that cxtcnt.

8.I lowcvcr, thc qucslion lc{i tt> bc dclcrmincd and considcrcd by this Court is whcthcr cluantutl ol' :,.:r:-'i:.ri' .t:"ardccl '.il thc :illplll.,iii, l\"'1i-ill.iiiii,,:,ii .1"' e 'l was lcgally ,iustilicd in thc circun.rstanccs ol'thc casc in vicu, o1'thc principlcs cnunciatc(l by thc ar-r-orrst Apcx (lourt in this rcspcct 'l'his Court considcrs that thc irioii\ c coulcl not bc plovccl by tirc p|osccr"ll-iol) till ('ugil t

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cogcnt and lcliablc cvidcncc during trial. It is rvcll scttlcd that oncc motivc was allcgccl by tl'rc prosccution, thcn it was undcr Jcgal obligation to cstablish thc samc. 'l'his Court is o1'thc considcrcd opinion that dcalh pcnalty amounts to dcprivc a pcrson o1'his lilc, thcrclorc, thc Courts havc to tal(c grcat carc and caulion, whilc awarding such capilal punishnrcnt to an accuscd pcrson and to cnsurc that thc cvidcncc r.vhich is bcing madc basis lor capital punishmcnt is consistcnt, cogcnt, rcliablc, inclcpcnclcnl and conllclcncc inspiring and coming through un iurpcacl'rablc soufcc. In thcsc pcculiar l'acts and c irc ur':n stanccs, and particularly irt abscncc ol'an1' tlccp tor-rtccl blood I'cud cnmiry, this (lourt considcrs that clcath scntcncc awardcd kr thc appcllant-con vict by thc lcamcd trial Court was not lcgally .iusti Ircd. In casr: ol' Allah Wasuyu rn(l onlther vs.'l-he Stuta (2017 SCMII 1797), thc IIon'blc Apcx (lourl, whilc considcring lack ol- dircct n.rolivc against appcllant Allah Wasaya, as rnitigating circumstancc, altcrcd thc scntcncc o1- dcath kr imprisonmcnt li)r lilc on trvo

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counts. [{cliancc in this rcspcct is also placcd on casc titlcd liuz Ahmod Vs. The Stute (2017 SCMR l94l).

,lntuntrl Ali Vs. I'lre Stule (20r7 scMrr r976), litrvvuz ulius Iruiz.i Vs. The Stute (20r7 scMR 2024), Ileltmul Khan Vs. The Sttte (20r7 scMR 2034), .9tilullnh It:. |-ht Stntt (2017 S(lMlt 2041) and Ghulunt Mttltummutl Vs. l'lte Slulc (2017 scMt{ 204ti).

10.Aparl [i'om thc abovc, thc Ilon'blc Srrprcnrc Clourt o[' I)akistan in a casc rcportcd as 2009 SCM lt I I tltl litlctl "Mir Muhummud ulits Miro Vs. 'l-hc

Slde" has hcld that it will not bc out o[' placc to cr-nphasizc that in criminal cascs. thc c1-lcstion o1' cluantlun ttl'scntcncc rcquircs ulmost carc and cautitrtl or-r tl-rc part o1'thc courts, as such dccisions rcstricl thc lilc and libcrlics ol thc pcoplc. Indccd thc act:ttscd pcrsons arc also cntitlcd to mitigating bcncfi1 ol'doubt to thc cxtcnt ol- quantutr o['scntcncc

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arrcstcd in this casc and his lrial was conduclccl br, thc lcarncd trial Court, who was subscclucntll, convictcd ancl scntcnccd 1o death in lhis casc vidc iudgmcnt datcd 1tt.04.2008. I'hc conviclion and scntcncc o1'said co-accuscd was maintaincd bir this (lourt ancl (lrirlinal Appcal No.l5/200tt was disrr.risscd by this (lourl vidc .jLrdgmcnt clatccl I 9.0 I .20 I I and dcath scntcncc awardcd t<l Mchboob was conllrmcd. Ilowcvcr. thc ar-rgust Apcx (lourt has lcduccd thc scnlcncc o1'dcath to that ol' iilb irnprisonmcnt in rcspcct ol' convlct Mchboob Criminal Appcal No.397 o1'2011 tilcct by hinr. l'hc rclcvant cxtract ol thc judgn'rcnt o{' thc august Apcx Court is rcproduccd bclorv ",,lfier hetring tlte leurned cottnsel ./itr lhe porties und going thxtugh the reconl we hove ohserverl thut nccortlittg lo the proseculion three ussailotrls hrul causad multiple injuries trt.fbur vit'tims utrtl it hai notvhcre lseatr speciJicrl at utt-l slugc o.f this case u lo which one oJ the ussailuttts hu caused rt'hich itr.iury b lhe viclint. lt is, lh us, ttol deor os lrt where tltc ttppellnnt had cuused ttry iniury to rrtt.1' victint tuhich inju4t hul prowrl ./ittul. 'l'his Court hus alteutll: hald thol v'herc il ts ,tol cleur tfi lt cosa us to tulticlt ottc ol tha uccused persons had cause ll,c Jatol in.iu11, t6 thc deceascd there lhc scnletlcc oJ denth tnuy he withheld by wu.y tt/ ahunrluttt cttutirttt trnd u reJerence in this resPect m(): be mtde to the coses o/

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c-rtenl of thc tttnviclions and scntencts of the appellrmt recorded and uplrcld b.y, tlrc uturts below excepl lo the exlenl of.the senlences oJ death pussed aguinst llte appellont on ttuo counts o/ lltc charga under sectiln 302(h), PPC tuhit:lr scnlences of dealh are rc ucctl to imprisonmenl ./or li/b on etch such torntt. ,4ll lhe senlences of imprisonnrcnl passed ogainsl the uppellunt sholl run concurrenlly to eaclr otlrcr und the heneJit under section 382-R, Cr.l'.C shull be extended to him. This uppeul is ttisposed o/.in tlrasc terms."

12.t'hus. in vicw ol- abovc discussiot't ittrcl dccisiorr ol' thc august Apcx Oourt in thc casc o1' convict co-accuscd, Mchboob, tltis appcal is paltially allorvccl and thc scnlcnccs o[' dcath on two coLlnts unclcr Sccl.ion 302(b) PPC, arc altcrcd to tl-rat ol- imprisonrncnt lbr lili:. I Iowcvcr, all othcr scntcncos awardcd kr thc appcliant by thc lcamcd tlail (lourt shali rcnrain intact

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