269/2012 Criminal Appeal Asad Khan (Appellant) V/S The State (Respondent)
Sindh High Court
Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Aftab Ahmed Gorar, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Amjad Ali Sahito(Author)
Order Date: 19-APR-19
Appellant Asad Khan dissatisfied with the judgment passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Karachi whereby the appellant Asad Khan was convicted for committing Qatl-e-Amd of his wife Mst. Aneela an offence under section 302 PPC and sentenced him to life imprisonment and fine of Rs.50,000/- Complainant stating therein that about two years back, his daughter Aneela married with Asad . Since the beginning of the marriage, the attitude of in-laws of his daughter was not good Aneela informed him on the telephone that she is coming to him at Qasim Town but till 08:30 P.M, she did not come at Qasim Town and her father made a telephonic call to her maternal Aunt Mst. Bano, who is residing in the neighbor of Aneela and informed her about the arrival of Aneela at Qasim Town .Complainant came to know that his daughter Aneela has been killed by causing her knife and dagger injuries at her house. the strong circumstantial evidence is available to connect the appellant with the commission of offence; that the appellant has admitted his guilt before the Cameraman, which was recorded in CD/USB flashed on TV. e. The admission of the appellant came in media and newspaper. In order to support his contention, the prosecution examined Mst. Aqeela Bano, who has also supported the version of the complainant and further deposed that she went to the house of Anila but was locked. Resultantly, she died in his house and after committing the murder, the appellant locked the door of the house from outside and ran away . All the circumstances, consisting on unnatural death of deceased inside the house with dagger; finding the house locked from outside as well leaving away the house are also making a chain of circumstances against the appellant and in such like eventuality the defence was required to prove otherwise. instant appeal filed by the appellant merits no consideration, which is dismissedFull judgment text for this case is not yet available on Pakistan Law Reports. Check the official Sindh High Court case law portal for the complete order.
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