MUHAMMAD ANWAR Versus State M. Zaman Bhatti , Nemo

This matter arises from a petition for leave to appeal before the Supreme Court of Pakistan challenging a criminal conviction and sentence. The core legal question concerns the legality of the conviction and sentence awarded to the petitioner in light of evidentiary discrepancies. The Supreme Court heard the petitioner's counsel and noted a conflict between the medical evidence and the ocular evidence, specifically observing that the fatal injury was not attributed to the petitioner. Consequently, the court held that leave to appeal ought to be granted to thoroughly examine the legality of the petitioner's conviction and sentence. The key principle laid down is that where material conflicts exist between ocular and medical evidence and the fatal blow is not directly attributed to the accused, a fit case is made out for granting leave to appeal to examine the soundness of the conviction.