| Case ID |
169d376c-bf08-4af9-8d93-c41e841ff878 |
| Body |
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| Case Number |
Criminal Petition No. 837-L of 2001 |
| Decision Date |
Apr 15, 2002 |
| Hearing Date |
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| Decision |
The petitioners sought leave to appeal against the Lahore High Court's order which dismissed their application for suspension of a life sentence. The Supreme Court found no merit in the petitioners' arguments regarding the conflict between medical and ocular evidence, emphasizing that deeper appreciation of evidence was not permissible at this stage. Consequently, the Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision, maintaining the life sentence and denying the leave to appeal. |
| Summary |
The case revolves around a criminal petition where the petitioners sought to challenge a life sentence imposed by the trial court. The petitioners argued that there was a conflict between the medical evidence and ocular evidence regarding the fatal shot that killed the deceased. They claimed that they were not present at the crime scene and provided an alibi with supporting documentation. However, the Supreme Court ruled that the issues raised amounted to deeper appreciation of evidence, which was not appropriate at the suspension of sentence stage. The court upheld the decision of the Lahore High Court, thereby maintaining the life sentence without suspension. This case highlights critical aspects of evidentiary conflict, the importance of procedural correctness in appeals, and the court's stance on the limits of evidence evaluation during suspension petitions. Important keywords in this context include 'criminal law', 'evidence', 'suspension of sentence', 'Supreme Court', 'Pakistan Penal Code', and 'Criminal Procedure Code'. |
| Court |
Supreme Court of Pakistan
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| Entities Involved |
Not available
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| Judges |
ABDUL HAMEED DOGAR,
TANVIR AHMED KHAN
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| Lawyers |
Mirza Masood-ur-Rehman,
Mahmood A. Qureshi
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| Petitioners |
HAQ NAWAZ
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| Respondents |
THE STATE
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| Citations |
2002 SLD 698,
2002 SCMR 1990
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| Other Citations |
Not available
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| Laws Involved |
Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898),
Constitution of Pakistan, 1973,
Pakistan Penal Code, 1860
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| Sections |
426,
185(3),
302,
109,
34
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