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Official Citation: 2023 PHC 526
Court / Jurisdiction: Peshawar High Court
Year of Decision: 2023
Decision Date: 2023-11-02
Parties: Adbul Waheed vs The State
Ruling Summary: This decision was rendered by the Peshawar High Court on 2023-11-02, officially reported as 2023 PHC 526. In this matter between Adbul Waheed and The State, the court adjudicated key questions of statutory construction, procedural regularity, and legal precedent under Pakistani law.
Core Holding: The honorable bench evaluated governing statutory provisions and judicial authorities to establish the rights of the parties, delivering the binding reasoning set out below.
Case cited as 2023PHC526
Court Name: Peshawar High Court Judge(s): Muhammad Ijaz Khan, Kamran Hayat Miankhel Title: Adbul Waheed vs The State Case No.: Cr.A No. 53-A/2023 Date of Judgment:2023-11-02 Reported As: 2023 PHC 526 Result: Appeal Allowed
Judgment Judgment: MUHAMMAD IJAZ KHAN, J. For the reasons to be recorded later, this appeal is allowed, the impugned order and judgment of learned Additional Sessions Judge-I/JBVC, Mansehra dated 22.02.2023 passed in case FIR No. 40 dated: 01.02.2022 registered under sections 302/202/34 PPC at Police Station, Baffa District Mansehra, whereby the appellant was convicted and sentenced under section 316 PPC instead of 302/202/34 PPC, is set aside and consequently, the appellant is acquitted of the charges levelled against him. He be set free from jail, if not required in any other case.