Latest Judgments

Newly reported judgments from the Supreme Court of Pakistan, the High Courts and tribunals, added as they are processed — free, full text, updated daily. Judgments marked NEW were added in the most recent update. 46,805 judgments in total from the Sindh High Court.

• Muhammad Saleem vs The State.1975 P Cr. L J 1110 · Sindh High Court · 1972-10-12Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Nawaz vs Ghulam Kadir and 3 Others1975 P Cr. L J 676 · Sindh High Court · 1972-11-28Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Nasim and Another vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 1159 · Sindh High Court · 1972-10-18Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Luqman vs Tic State1975 P Cr. L J 456 · Sindh High Court · 1974-09-12Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Luqman vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 456 · Sindh High Court · 1974-09-12Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ilyas Shafi vs The State Bank of Pakistan, Karachi and ANOTHERs1975 P Cr. L J 427 · Sindh High Court · 1974-11-29Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ilyas Shafi vs The State Bank of Pakistan, Karacai and Another1975 P Cr. L J 427 · Sindh High Court · 1974-11-29Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ibrahim vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 910 · Sindh High Court · 1975-09-02Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Hassan vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 260 · Sindh High Court · 1973-11-26Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Haroon Rashid and 2 Others vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 264 · Sindh High Court · 1973-08-25
  murderculpable homicidecommon intentiongrievous hurtspontaneous altercationeyewitness credibilityweapon of offensecriminal appeal
  Summary & questions settled

  This criminal appeal arises from a judgment of the Additional Sessions Judge, Karachi, convicting three appellants under section 302 read with section 34 of the Pakistan Penal Code 1860 for the murder of one Ghulam Muhammad and sentencing them to transportation for life. The prosecution case stemmed from a sudden altercation regarding water supply, during which the main appellant, Muhammad Haroon Rashid, struck the deceased with an iron pipe on the head, resulting in his death days later. The core legal questions involved the existence of a common intention under section 34, the reliability of delayed eyewitness accounts, and the proper legal characterization of the offense given that the attack was spontaneous, involved a single blow, and utilized an impromptu weapon. The Sindh High Court held that the convictions of the two co-appellants could not be sustained due to a lack of pre-concert or common intention, resulting in their acquittal. Regarding the primary appellant, the court ruled that the sudden nature of the quarrel, the absence of premeditation, and the characteristics of the iron pipe precluded a finding of culpable homicide or murder. Instead, the court reduced his conviction to one under section 325 of the Pakistan Penal Code 1860 for voluntarily causing grievous hurt, sentencing him to five years' rigorous imprisonment. The key legal principle laid down is that a spontaneous assault involving a single blow with an everyday object not inherently designed to ensure death, absent prior enmity or premeditation, does not constitute murder or aggravated grievous hurt under section 326, but rather attracts liability for voluntarily causing grievous hurt under section 325 of the Pakistan Penal Code 1860.

  Questions settled

  • Can a common intention under section 34 of the Pakistan Penal Code 1860 be inferred when an altercation arises suddenly without prior concert?
  • Does a delayed police statement of an eyewitness necessarily render their testimony unreliable in a criminal trial?
  • Whether a single blow struck with an impromptu iron pipe during a sudden quarrel constitutes murder under section 302 of the Pakistan Penal Code 1860?
  • What criteria determine whether an instrument used in an assault qualifies as a weapon likely to cause death under section 326 of the Pakistan Penal Code 1860?
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• Muhammad Aslam and 4 Others vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 1058 · Sindh High Court · 1974-03-21Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Asif Sultan vs Suleman Jaffer and ANOTHERs1975 P Cr. L J 393 · Sindh High Court · 1973-12-04Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Asif Sultan vs Suleman Jaffer and Another1975 P Cr. L J 393 · Sindh High Court · 1973-12-04Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Anwer vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 1151 · Sindh High Court · 1975-05-05Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Amin vs The State-Opponent1975 P C r. L J 812 · Sindh High Court · 1973-08-27Read full judgment →
• Muhammad Ali and 4 Others vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 338 · Sindh High Court · 1973-09-24Read full judgment →
• Mst. Sodhi vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 136 · Sindh High Court · 1973-08-21Read full judgment →
• Mst. Nasreen Begum and 3 Others vs Muhammad Younis and Another1975 P Cr. L J 647 · Sindh High Court · 1974-02-13Read full judgment →
• Msl. Sodhi vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 136 · Sindh High Court · 1973-08-21Read full judgment →
• Mozammil Hussain vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 1311 · Sindh High Court · 1972-12-11Read full judgment →
• Moulvi Fateh Din and Others vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 1067 · Sindh High Court · 1972-11-24Read full judgment →
• Moula Bux vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 805 · Sindh High Court · 1974-07-19Read full judgment →
• Mooso vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 206 · Sindh High Court · 1973-03-20Read full judgment →
• Moharram and Another vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 44 · Sindh High Court · 1973-05-08Read full judgment →
• Mohabat vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 882 · Sindh High Court · 1975-02-10Read full judgment →
• Mirza Inayat Beg vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 59 · Sindh High Court · 1973-05-08Read full judgment →
• Messrs Dawood Hosiery Mills, Karachi vs Hazrat Muhammad Yousuf1975 PLC 48 · Sindh High Court
  grievance noticeindustrial relationstermination of servicestanding orderslimitationreinstatementconstitutional petition
  Summary & questions settled

  This constitutional petition under Article 199 of the Constitution of Pakistan 1973 was filed by an employer to challenge a Sindh Labour Court order directing the reinstatement of a respondent workman with back benefits. The core legal questions involved whether a grievance notice under section 25-A of the Industrial Relations Ordinance 1969 could be served by an Advocate on behalf of a workman, whether the provisions of the West Pakistan Industrial and Commercial Employment (Standing Orders) Ordinance 1968 applied to establishments with fewer than 50 employees, whether the workman had voluntarily deserted his employment, and whether the grievance petition was barred by limitation. The Sindh High Court held that the word 'himself' in section 25-A of the Industrial Relations Ordinance 1969 does not exclude the agency of an Advocate, that clause (3) of Standing Order 12 applies to establishments regardless of having fewer than 50 employees, that the workman had not deserted his service but was refused employment upon returning from leave, and that the petition was within time. The petition was accordingly dismissed with costs.

  Questions settled

  • Whether a grievance notice under section 25-A of the Industrial Relations Ordinance 1969 can be served by an Advocate on behalf of a workman?
  • Do the provisions of Standing Order 12(3) of the West Pakistan Industrial and Commercial Employment (Standing Orders) Ordinance 1968 apply to industrial establishments employing less than fifty workers?
  • Does the term 'himself' in section 25-A of the Industrial Relations Ordinance 1969 exclude the representation or agency of a legal practitioner?
  • When does time begin to run for filing a grievance petition under section 25-A of the Industrial Relations Ordinance 1969 in the absence of a written order of termination?
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• Mehboob vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 933 · Sindh High Court · 1973-11-05Read full judgment →
• Mehar Khan vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 257 · Sindh High Court · 1974-05-06Read full judgment →
• Mehar Khan vs The State-1975 P Cr. L J 257 · Sindh High Court · 1974-05-06Read full judgment →
• Maulana Jan Muhammad Abbasi vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 642 · Sindh High Court · 1974-03-27Read full judgment →
• Maulana Jan Muhammad Abbasi vs The State--1975 P Cr. L J 642 · Sindh High Court · 1974-03-27Read full judgment →
• Manzoorul Haq and Another vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 820 · Sindh High Court · 1973-10-24Read full judgment →
• Malik Jamshed Iqbal and Another vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 1054 · Sindh High Court · 1975-02-17Read full judgment →
• Mahmood Ali Khan vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 813 · Sindh High Court · 1975-02-17Read full judgment →
• Mahiwal vs THB State1975 P Cr. L J 1121 · Sindh High Court · 1972-10-17
  culpable homicide not amounting to murdersudden altercationsingle hatchet blowalteration of convictionabsence of motivecriminal appeal
  Summary & questions settled

  This criminal appeal challenges the conviction of the appellant under section 301, Pakistan Penal Code 1860, for the murder of his nephew following a sudden altercation over a debt, resulting in a sentence of transportation for life. The core legal question is whether the act constituted murder under section 302 or fell within culpable homicide not amounting to murder under section 304, Part II, Pakistan Penal Code 1860, given the absence of premeditation and motive. The court held that where a single hatchet blow is inflicted during a sudden quarrel without premeditation, malice, or an explicit intention to kill, the offense falls under culpable homicide not amounting to murder. The court laid down the principle that in the absence of motive and premeditation during a sudden altercation, an assailant can only be attributed with the knowledge that death was likely to ensue rather than the intention to cause death, warranting an alteration of conviction from murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder.

  Questions settled

  • Does a single hatchet blow inflicted during a sudden altercation without premeditation constitute murder or culpable homicide not amounting to murder?
  • Can a previous statement of a witness be transferred to the Sessions file under section 288 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898 when conditions are met?
  • Whether the absence of motive and intention to kill reduces an offense from murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under the Pakistan Penal Code 1860?
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• Lalu and Another vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 403 · Sindh High Court · 1972-09-20Read full judgment →
• Laloo Alias Illaboo and Anoher vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 1103 · Sindh High Court · 1974-08-12Read full judgment →
• Khushal Khan vs Syed Gindal Shah and Another1975 P Cr. L J 426 · Sindh High Court · 1973-09-24Read full judgment →
• Khushal Khan vs Syed Gindal Shah and Another--1975 P Cr. L J 426 · Sindh High Court · 1973-09-24Read full judgment →
• Khemchand vs THB State---1975 P Cr. L J 520 · Sindh High Court · 1972-10-30Read full judgment →
• Khemc Hand vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 520 · Sindh High Court · 1972-10-30Read full judgment →
• Khadim Hussain and 3 Others vs The State--1975 P Cr. L J 616 · Sindh High Court · 1974-06-11Read full judgment →
• Khadim H Ussain and 3 Others vs Tun State1975 P Cr. L J 616 · Sindh High Court · 1974-06-11Read full judgment →
• Kazi & Kazi Ltd. vs Fifth Sind Labour Court, Karachi And 3 Others1975 PLC 822 · Sindh High Court · 1975-09-08Read full judgment →
• Jummo vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 248 · Sindh High Court · 1973-11-30Read full judgment →
• Jan Muhammad Alias Janan vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 673 · Sindh High Court · 1974-10-16Read full judgment →
• Jaffar and Another vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 893 · Sindh High Court · 1974-04-26Read full judgment →
• Iqbal and Another vs This STATEs1975 P Cr. L J 327 · Sindh High Court · 1973-03-08Read full judgment →
• Iqbal and Another vs The STATEs1975 P Cr. L J 327 · Sindh High Court · 1973-03-08Read full judgment →
• Imdad Ali vs Shahabuddin and 3 Others-Opponents1975 P Cr. L J 1145 · Sindh High Court · 1975-02-07Read full judgment →
• Imamuddin and 3 Others vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 948 · Sindh High Court · 1972-10-13Read full judgment →
• Imamali and 3 Others vs Me State1975 P Cr. L J 489 · Sindh High Court · 1972-11-07Read full judgment →
• Ilyas And 2 Others vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 1040 · Sindh High Court · 1975-03-18Read full judgment →
• Hassan Gul vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 437 · Sindh High Court · 1974-09-03
  joint trialprocedural illegalityrecording of evidencecriminal revisionremandfair trial
  Summary & questions settled

  This matter involves two criminal revision applications challenging the legality of a joint trial conducted by the Assistant Commissioner and S.D.M. Harbour. The applicant was convicted under section 43(3) of the Abkari Act and section 13(D) of the Arms Act. The core legal question was whether a trial court acts illegally by recording prosecution witness statements in only one case and subsequently using those same statements as evidence in a separate case under a different statute. The High Court held that the procedure adopted by the trial court was patently illegal, as it violated established rules of evidence by failing to record separate evidence for distinct cases. The court set aside the impugned judgments and remanded the matters for fresh trials. The key principle laid down is that a trial court must apply its mind independently to the facts and circumstances of each case, and recording evidence in one case while merely copying or transposing it into another case constitutes a fundamental procedural illegality that vitiates the trial.

  Questions settled

  • Is it legally permissible for a trial court to record witness statements in one case and use those same statements as evidence in a separate case under a different statute?
  • Does the practice of copying depositions from one case file into another violate the provisions of the Evidence Act?
  • What is the consequence of a trial court failing to apply its mind independently to the facts and circumstances of each case?
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• Haroon Rashid vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 609 · Sindh High Court · 1974-07-29Read full judgment →
• Haroon Rashid vs The State--1975 P Cr. L J 609 · Sindh High Court · 1974-07-29Read full judgment →
• Hamza Ally vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 1235 · Sindh High Court · 1974-02-07Read full judgment →
• Haji Suleman vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 637 · Sindh High Court · 1975-11-29Read full judgment →
• Haji Muhammad Hussain and Another vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 638 · Sindh High Court · 1974-10-29Read full judgment →
• Haji and Another vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 1088 · Sindh High Court · 1975-03-20Read full judgment →
• Gulzaman vs The State-1975 P Cr. L J 623 · Sindh High Court · 1974-07-11Read full judgment →
• Gulza Man vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 623 · Sindh High Court · 1974-07-11Read full judgment →
• Ghulamullah vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 1100 · Sindh High Court · 1972-12-13Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Rasool and Another vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 1356 (2) · Sindh High Court · 1972-12-04Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Nabi vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 295 · Sindh High Court · 1974-02-27Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Muhammad vs Khan Muhammad and 11 Others1975 P Cr. L J 604 · Sindh High Court · 1974-02-19Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Muhammad vs Khan Muhammad and 11 Others-Opponents1975 P Cr. L J 604 · Sindh High Court · 1974-02-19Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Hussain vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 307 · Sindh High Court · 1972-11-16Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Hussain vs The State Bank of Pakistan, Karachi1975 P Cr. L J 1116 · Sindh High Court · 1972-11-27Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Hussain vs Nawaz Ali and Another1975 P Cr. L J 1049 · Sindh High Court · 1975-09-12Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Ghous vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 466 · Sindh High Court · 1973-04-09Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Ali Jinna H vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 583 · Sindh High Court · 1974-02-14Read full judgment →
• Ghulam Ali Jinna H vs The State--1975 P Cr. L J 583 · Sindh High Court · 1974-02-14Read full judgment →
• Ghareeb Shah vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 1166 · Sindh High Court · 1974-05-30Read full judgment →
• GH U Lam Nabi vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 295 · Sindh High Court · 1974-02-27Read full judgment →
• Fateh Muhammad and Another vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 554 · Sindh High Court · 1972-11-14Read full judgment →
• Fateei Muhammad and Another vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 554 · Sindh High Court · 1972-11-14Read full judgment →
• Farmanullah vs District Magistrate, Sukkur and 4 Others1975 P Cr. L J 472 · Sindh High Court · 1974-07-30Read full judgment →
• Farman Ullah vs District Magistrate, Sukkur and 4 Others1975 P Cr. L J 472 · Sindh High Court · 1974-07-30Read full judgment →
• Ejaz Ali Shah and Another vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 195 · Sindh High Court · 1972-08-25Read full judgment →
• Budho and Another vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 1315 · Sindh High Court · 1972-10-25Read full judgment →
• Bhagto and 2 Others vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 559 · Sindh High Court · 1972-11-28Read full judgment →
• Bashir Ahmed vs Muhammad Hasan Bhatti and 6 Others1975 P Cr. L J 1444 · Sindh High Court · 1975-06-18Read full judgment →
• Basheer vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 1338 · Sindh High Court · 1975-12-22Read full judgment →
• Baradi vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 396 · Sindh High Court · 1974-01-03Read full judgment →
• Banney Khan vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 453 · Sindh High Court · 1974-06-18
  rapekidnappingcorroborationprosecutrix evidenceconsentcriminal appealchemical examiner
  Summary & questions settled

  This criminal appeal challenges the conviction and sentence of the appellant, Banney Khan, who was tried and convicted by the trial court for offences punishable under sections 366 and 376 of the Pakistan Penal Code for allegedly kidnapping and committing rape upon Mst. Akhtarunnisa. The core legal question concerns the reliability and sufficiency of the prosecutrix's testimony in a charge of rape and whether it requires corroboration. The court allowed the appeal and set aside the convictions, holding that the evidence of the prosecutrix in a rape case must be received with caution and generally requires corroboration. The court found that in the absence of corroboration and in light of circumstances suggesting the prosecutrix was a consenting party, the conviction for rape could not be sustained. The key principle laid down is that the solitary testimony of a prosecutrix in a rape case is treated with suspicion and ordinarily requires independent corroboration, failing which a conviction cannot be sustained if consent is indicated.

  Questions settled

  • Whether the solitary testimony of a prosecutrix in a rape case requires corroboration before a conviction can be sustained?
  • Can a conviction for rape be sustained when the circumstances suggest that the prosecutrix was a consenting party?
  • How should the evidence of a prosecutrix be received by the court in sexual assault cases?
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• Banaras vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 954 · Sindh High Court · 1974-02-06Read full judgment →
• Bakshan and 2 Others vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 766 · Sindh High Court · 1975-03-03Read full judgment →
• Bakhtiar Khan vs Syed Zia Abbas and Another1975 P Cr. L J 1427 · Sindh High Court · 1975-05-20Read full judgment →
• Bahadur Khan vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 141 · Sindh High Court · 1972-12-15Read full judgment →
• Bahadur Khan vs The State-1975 P Cr. L J 141 · Sindh High Court · 1972-12-15Read full judgment →
• Azizur Rahman vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 58 · Sindh High Court · 1973-05-19Read full judgment →
• Azhar Latif and 3 Others vs Esoof Hashim and Another1975 P Cr. L J 545 · Sindh High Court · 1975-09-19Read full judgment →
• Avari & Co. Ltd., Karachi vs All-Karachi Liquor and Wine Workers'1975 PLC 371 · Sindh High CourtRead full judgment →
• Aurangzeb vs The State and ANOTHERs1975 P Cr. L J 755 · Sindh High Court · 1973-12-14Read full judgment →
• Ata Muhammad vs The State Bank of Pakistan1975 P Cr. L J 634 · Sindh High Court · 1973-03-27Read full judgment →
• Ata Muhammad vs The State Bank of Pakistan-1975 P Cr. L J 634 · Sindh High Court · 1973-03-27Read full judgment →
• Anwar Ahmad Khan and 2 Others vs The State1975 P Cr. L J 661 · Sindh High Court · 1973-12-20Read full judgment →
• Another vs Thb Government of the Province of Sind Through1975 PLC 858 · Sindh High Court · 1975-09-01Read full judgment →