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. 232594 judgments in total.
- WAHEED GUL Versus SAIDA JAN1998 PCRLJ 3 · Peshawar High Court · 1996-10-09Read full judgment →
- MUHAMMAD AMIN Versus THE STATE1997 PCRLJ 960 · Peshawar High Court · 1997-02-25Read full judgment →
- AKHTAR ZAMAN Versus BILQIAZ KHAN1997 PCRLJ 957 · Peshawar High Court · 1997-02-19Read full judgment →
- YOUNUS WARIND Versus NAZIR AHMED SIDDIQUI1997 PCRLJ 549 · Peshawar High Court · 1995-10-30Read full judgment →
- THE STATE Versus MUHAMMAD YAQOOB1997 PCRLJ 528 · Peshawar High Court · 1995-03-16Read full judgment →
- ZALEY MIR ALIAS ZALEY Versus THE STATE1997 PCRLJ 510 · Peshawar High CourtRead full judgment →
- DOST ALI KHAN Versus THE STATE1997 PCRLJ 505 · Peshawar High Court · 1995-02-13Read full judgment →
- MASHAL KHAN Versus THE STATE1997 PCRLJ 478 · Peshawar High Court · 1995-10-03Read full judgment →
- MUHAMMAD ISRAIL KHAN Versus NIAMAT ALI KHAN1997 PCRLJ 454 · Peshawar High Court · 1995-05-14Read full judgment →
- KACHKOL Versus THE STATE1997 PCRLJ 352 · Peshawar High Court · 1996-11-22Read full judgment →
- HABIBUR REHMAN Versus THE STATE1997 PCRLJ 1930 · Peshawar High Court · 1997-06-12Read full judgment →
- MUSHTAQ AHMAD Versus THE STATE1997 PCRLJ 178 · Peshawar High Court · 1994-06-13Read full judgment →
- SAEED AHMAD Versus ADDITIONAL DISTRICT JUDGE, RAWALPINDI1997 PCRLJ 175 · Peshawar High Court · 1996-05-13Read full judgment →
- ILAM JAN Versus THE STATE1997 PCRLJ 169 · Peshawar High Court · 1993-05-18Read full judgment →
- MST. ZAFRANA Versus THE STATE1997 PCRLJ 163 · Peshawar High Court · 1993-05-16Read full judgment →
- ABDUL HAMEED Versus THE STATE1997 PCRLJ 110 · Peshawar High Court · 1996-02-12Read full judgment →
- JANAS KHAN Versus THE STATE1996 PCRLJ 958 · Peshawar High Court · 1995-10-17Read full judgment →
- ZAHID SALEEM Versus ZAIN-UL-ABIDEEN1996 PCRLJ 955 · Peshawar High Court · 1995-03-27Read full judgment →
- ABBAS HAIDER GILANI Versus AZAD KASHMIR UNIVERSITY1996 PCRLJ 1377 · Peshawar High CourtRead full judgment →
- DR. SHAH Versus THE STATE1996 PCRLJ 1359 · Peshawar High Court · 1995-11-26Read full judgment →
- MUHAMMAD AKRAM Versus THE STATE1995 PCRLJ 455 · Peshawar High Court · 1994-08-09Read full judgment →
- MUHAMMAD YOUNAS Versus THE STATE1995 PCRLJ 1759 · Peshawar High Court · 1995-04-04Read full judgment →
- MUHAMMAD ISHAQ Versus STATE1994 PCRLJ 814 · Peshawar High Court · 1993-09-20Read full judgment →
- WAKEEL KHAN Versus THE STATE1994 PCRLJ 2525 · Peshawar High Court · 1994-08-02Read full judgment →
- BAHADAR KHAN Versus ABDUL SUBHAN1994 PCRLJ 2523 · Peshawar High Court · 1994-09-01Read full judgment →
- MUHAMMAD NAWAZ Versus STATE1994 PCRLJ 2368 · Peshawar High CourtRead full judgment →
- STATE Versus MUSA KHAN1994 PCRLJ 2354 · Peshawar High Court · 1994-03-16Read full judgment →
- MUHAMMAD NAWAZ Versus FAZIL1994 PCRLJ 2288 · Peshawar High Court · 1994-06-16Read full judgment →
- ZAIB Versus THE STATE1994 PCRLJ 2286 · Peshawar High Court · 1994-06-26Read full judgment →
- FATEH JANG Versus PUNJAB ELECTION COMMISSIONER, LAHORE1994 PCRLJ 2285 · Peshawar High Court · 1994-06-30Read full judgment →
- MUAZZAM IQBAL, ADVOCATE, PRESIDENT, WATTAN PARTY, PUNJAB Versus PUNJAB GOVERNMENT1994 PCRLJ 2265 · Peshawar High Court · 1994-05-29Read full judgment →
- FAZAL DAD Versus MEMBER (COLONIES), BOARD OF REVENUE, LAHORE1994 PCRLJ 1656 · Peshawar High Court · 1990-02-10Read full judgment →
- BAOZIRA Versus SAID FAROOQ1994 PCRLJ 1427 · Peshawar High Court · 1992-12-09Read full judgment →
- SHUJA ULLAH Versus STATE1994 PCRLJ 1065 · Peshawar High Court · 1993-10-25Read full judgment →
- SHAH NAWAZ ALIAS SHANO Versus THE STATE Muhammad Karim Anjum , Muhammad Ibrahim Khan Alizai1991 PCRLJ 83 · Peshawar High Court · 1990-05-05Read full judgment →
- SHAH MUHAMMAD KHAN Versus THE STATE1991 PCRLJ 65 · Peshawar High Court · 1990-09-05Read full judgment →
- NEKAM KHAN Versus THE STATE1991 PCRLJ 2212 · Peshawar High Court · 1991-08-04Read full judgment →
- HAKIM KHAN Versus THE STATE1991 PCRLJ 218 · Peshawar High Court · 1990-06-30Read full judgment →
- FAZLI RABBI Versus THE STATE1991 PCRLJ 212 · Peshawar High Court · 1990-08-13Read full judgment →
- ASAL KHAN Versus THE STATE1990 PCRLJ 449 · Peshawar High Court · 1989-11-01Read full judgment →
- ATTA MUHAMMAD Versus STATE1990 PCRLJ 419 · Peshawar High Court · 1989-10-03Read full judgment →
- FARIDULLAH SHAH Versus STATE1990 PCRLJ 1945 · Peshawar High Court · 1990-01-21Read full judgment →
- FARIDULLAH ALIAS FARID Versus STATE1990 PCRLJ 1937 · Peshawar High Court · 1990-01-23Read full judgment →
- MUHAMMAD SHAMIM Versus ALI GOHAR1990 PCRLJ 1932 · Peshawar High Court · 1990-06-06Read full judgment →
- SHADI KHAN Versus MATIULLAH1989 PCRLJ 2253 · Peshawar High Court · 1989-06-11Read full judgment →
- ZARIN KHAN Versus STATE1989 PCRLJ 2176 · Peshawar High Court · 1988-12-17Read full judgment →
- FALAK SHER Versus STATE1989 PCRLJ 2157 · Peshawar High Court · 1989-02-22Read full judgment →
- MEHR DIN Versus STATE1989 PCRLJ 1535 · Peshawar High Court · 1988-11-12Read full judgment →
- MUBARAKUR REHMAN Versus THE STATE1988 PCRLJ 966 · Peshawar High Court · 1988-02-20Read full judgment →
- DIL NAWAZ KHAN Versus THE STATE S. Zafar Abbas Zaidi , Haji Sadullah Khan Nlian Khel1988 PCRLJ 949 · Peshawar High Court · 1988-01-23Read full judgment →
- DOST MUHAMMAD Versus THE STATE Tasleem Hussain , Shahabud Din1988 PCRLJ 598 · Peshawar High Court · 1985-10-12Read full judgment →
- ZAFARAN Versus THE STATE1988 PCRLJ 597 · Peshawar High Court · 1987-09-23Read full judgment →
- S. MUHAMMAD HAIDER ZAIDI Versus THE STATE Tasleem Hussain , Mian Muhammad Ajmal. Asstt.1988 PCRLJ 594 · Peshawar High Court · 1985-10-26Read full judgment →
- HIDAYATUR REHMAN ALIAS KAKI JAN Versus SAMIULLAH KHAN1988 PCRLJ 48 · Peshawar High Court · 1987-10-07Read full judgment →
- THE STATE Versus SADRO AND 2 OTHERS1988 PCRLJ 455 · Peshawar High Court · 1987-11-03Read full judgment →
- SARDAR KHAN Versus THE STATE Jehanzeb Rahim , S. Ibne Ali, A.G.1988 PCRLJ 447 · Peshawar High Court · 1987-12-09Read full judgment →
- SHER ZAMAN AND 2 OTHERS Versus THE STATE1988 PCRLJ 440 · Peshawar High Court · 1987-11-01Read full judgment →
- ZAHIR SHAH Versus THE STATE1988 PCRLJ 2281 · Peshawar High Court · 1988-08-10Read full judgment →
- TAMAS KHAN Versus THE STATE1988 PCRLJ 2277 · Peshawar High Court · 1988-07-13Read full judgment →
- HAJI MUHAMMAD ASHRAF Versus THE STATE AND 3 OTHERS1988 PCRLJ 2268 · Peshawar High Court · 1988-06-29Read full judgment →
- THE STATE Versus AMAN ULLAH1988 PCRLJ 2056 · Peshawar High Court · 1988-04-17Read full judgment →
- SAEEDULLAH ALIAS BACHA Versus THE STATE1988 PCRLJ 19 · Peshawar High Court · 1987-10-27Read full judgment →
- DARYA KHAN AND 3 OTHERS Versus THE STATE1988 PCRLJ 1560 · Peshawar High Court · 1988-03-21Read full judgment →
- SAJAWAL. SARWAR Versus THE STATE1988 PCRLJ 1558 · Peshawar High CourtRead full judgment →
- HIDAYATULLAH Versus SARWAR JAN1988 PCRLJ 1555 · Peshawar High Court · 1988-02-17Read full judgment →
- SHAFIQUE SAJID Versus THE STATE Asadullah Khan , Mir Rehman Khan, A.A.G.1988 PCRLJ 1553 · Peshawar High CourtRead full judgment →
- MOHAMMAD KARIM AND 3 OTHERS Versus THE STATE1988 PCRLJ 1543 · Peshawar High Court · 1988-03-26Read full judgment →
- ABDUL QAYYUM Versus THE STATE1988 PCRLJ 1539 · Peshawar High CourtRead full judgment →
- THE STATE Versus FARID ALIAS KALA1988 PCRLJ 1529 · Peshawar High Court · 1988-02-29Read full judgment →
- ABDUL REHMAN Versus THE STATE1988 PCRLJ 1523 · Peshawar High Court · 1986-04-11Read full judgment →
- MUSLIM Versus THE STATE1988 PCRLJ 1473 · Peshawar High Court · 1988-04-23Read full judgment →
- HABIBUR REHMAN AND 3 OTHERS Versus THE STATE Mufti Muhammad Idrees, Ghulam Mustafa Swati , Khawaja Nazir Ahmed,, Muhammad Akbar Khan, Anwar Khurshid Turk1988 PCRLJ 1470 · Peshawar High Court · 1988-05-03Read full judgment →
- KALA KHAN Versus THE STATE1988 PCRLJ 1468 · Peshawar High Court · 1988-03-30Read full judgment →
- ASHOOR GUL Versus MUHAMMAD JAN AND 2 OTHERS1988 PCRLJ 134 · Peshawar High Court · 1987-11-07Read full judgment →
- ADIL Versus THE STATE Hassan Ahmad Khan Kanwar , Khawaja Nazir Ahmad Khan, M.E. Hayat Khan1988 PCRLJ 1090 · Peshawar High Court · 1971-05-31Read full judgment →
- Versus Khan Afsar , Syed Sabir Hussain Shah1987 PCRLJ 2380 · Peshawar High Court · 1987-05-23Read full judgment →
- AQAL KHAN Versus SHERZADA1987 PCRLJ 1154 · Peshawar High Court · 1987-02-14Read full judgment →
- BAHAWAL KHAN Versus THE STATE Malik Hamesh Gul Khan , Haji Saadullah Khan, Asstt. A.G1986 PCRLJ 2906 · Peshawar High CourtRead full judgment →
- SARDAR KHAN Versus THE STATE1986 PCRLJ 2900 · Peshawar High Court · 1986-07-21Read full judgment →
- MUHAMMAD ARIF Versus MASTER MUHAMMAD ASHRAF1985 PCRLJ 803 · Peshawar High Court · 1984-11-27Read full judgment →
- HAIBAT KHAN Versus HAJI NAWAZ KHAN1985 PCRLJ 799 · Peshawar High Court · 1984-10-24Read full judgment →
- YAQOOB KHAN Versus THE STATE1985 PCRLJ 792 · Peshawar High Court · 1984-10-22Read full judgment →
- SAIFULLAH Versus THE STATE1985 PCRLJ 790 · Peshawar High Court · 1984-10-21Read full judgment →
- ZAFAR IQBAL Versus THE STATE1985 PCRLJ 2619 · Peshawar High Court · 1985-05-28Read full judgment →
- MUHAMMAD ANWAR Versus MUHAMMAD ASLAM1984 PCRLJ 2394 · Peshawar High CourtRead full judgment →
- MUHAMMAD ZAMAN Versus STATE1983 PCRLJ 719 · Peshawar High Court · 1982-04-07Read full judgment →
- KHALIL-UR-REHMAN Versus IBRAHIM1983 PCRLJ 717 · Peshawar High CourtRead full judgment →
- AMIR KHAN Versus THE STATE1982 PCRLJ 436 · Peshawar High Court · 1981-05-26Read full judgment →
- MUBARIK DIN Versus STATE1980 PCRLJ 985 · Peshawar High CourtRead full judgment →
- ABDUL HAMID Versus AHMAD HANIF1980 PCRLJ 905 · Peshawar High Court · 1980-02-06Read full judgment →
- YAHYA JAN Versus DISTRICT MAGISTRATE; PESHAWAR1980 PCRLJ 799 · Peshawar High Court · 1979-12-19Read full judgment →
- MIR ALAM KHAN Versus STATE1980 PCRLJ 1150 · Peshawar High CourtRead full judgment →
- 1970 PCRLJ 6471970 PCRLJ 647 · Peshawar High Court · 1970-02-26Read full judgment →
- Ali Akbar Zia Versus State2025 PCrLJ 893 · Lahore High Court · 2025-03-11Read full judgment →
Summary & questions settled
This criminal appeal challenges the judgment of the trial court convicting the appellant under Section 302(b) of the Pakistan Penal Code 1860 and sentencing him to death for committing Qatl-e-Amd, along with a murder reference for confirmation of the death sentence. The core legal questions involved the reliability of the ocular account, the authenticity and timing of the First Information Report (FIR), the proof of motive, and the evidentiary value of weapon recovery. The Lahore High Court held that numerous material contradictions between the oral testimonies and documentary evidence, including the inquest report, rendered the presence of the eye-witnesses highly doubtful and indicated that the FIR was ante-timed. Furthermore, the prosecution failed to establish the alleged motive and delayed sending the crime empty for forensic analysis. Consequently, the court set aside the conviction and sentence, acquitted the appellant of the charge, extended the benefit of doubt to the accused, and answered the murder reference in the negative.
Questions settled- Whether material contradictions between oral and documentary evidence can render the presence of eye-witnesses doubtful?
- Does an ante-timed FIR destroy the credibility of the prosecution's case?
- What is the effect of unproven motive on the prosecution case in a capital trial?
- Is an accused entitled to the benefit of doubt as a matter of right when reasonable doubts exist in the prosecution's case?
- Safia Bibi Versus Muhammad Tufail2025 PCrLJ 718 · Lahore High Court · 2024-05-17Read full judgment →
Summary & questions settled
This civil revision arises from a suit for declaration filed by the petitioner, claiming inheritance rights in her deceased father's estate and challenging various gift deeds and exchange mutations executed between 1977 and 2000. The petitioner alleged that her father was mentally and physically incapacitated at the time of these transactions and that fraud was committed. Both the trial court and the appellate court dismissed the suit, finding that the petitioner failed to prove the alleged incapacity or fraud, and noting the significant delay in challenging the transactions. The High Court, in exercising its revisional jurisdiction, affirmed the concurrent findings of the lower courts. The Court held that the petitioner failed to provide specific particulars of the alleged fraud as required by law and failed to substantiate her claims through evidence. Furthermore, the Court reiterated that concurrent findings of fact by lower courts, based on proper appreciation of evidence, are not subject to interference under revisional jurisdiction unless there is a jurisdictional defect or material illegality, neither of which was demonstrated in this case.
Questions settled- What are the requirements for pleading fraud in a civil suit under the Code of Civil Procedure 1908?
- Under what circumstances can a High Court interfere with concurrent findings of fact in a civil revision?
- Does a failure to provide specific particulars of fraud in pleadings render an allegation of fraud legally ineffective?
- Irfan Ali Versus State2025 PCrLJ 2009 · Lahore High Court · 2025-03-12Read full judgment →
Summary & questions settled
This criminal appeal and murder reference arise from a judgment of the trial court convicting the appellant, Irfan Ali, under Section 302(b) of the Pakistan Penal Code 1860 for qatl-e-amd of the deceased and sentencing him to death, alongside the acquittal of several co-accused. The core legal questions involved the credibility of eyewitness testimony including an injured witness, the evidentiary value of a belated plea of self-defense, the corroborative weight of weapon recovery matched by forensic analysis, and whether mitigating circumstances warranted the commutation of the death sentence. The Lahore High Court held that the prosecution successfully established its case through consistent ocular testimony corroborated by medical evidence, positive forensic reports of crime empties and recovered weapons, and proof of motive, whereas the appellant's belated plea of self-defense was unfounded. The court formulated the key principle that the infliction of a solitary firearm injury, coupled with slight mitigating circumstances, serves as an extenuating ground warranting the conversion of a death sentence into imprisonment for life. Accordingly, the court dismissed the appeal on merits regarding conviction but commuted the death sentence to imprisonment for life.
Questions settled- Whether the testimony of an injured eyewitness carries a special evidentiary weight providing a built-in guarantee of presence at the crime scene?
- Can a belatedly raised plea of self-defense without establishing foundational circumstances shift or discharge the prosecution's burden of proof?
- Does the infliction of a solitary firearm injury constitute a mitigating circumstance warranting the commutation of a death sentence to imprisonment for life?
- Is a positive forensic report matching crime empties recovered from the spot with a weapon subsequently recovered upon an accused's disclosure sufficient corroborative material?
- Rasoolan Bibi Versus State2025 PCrLJ 1983 · Lahore High Court · 2025-05-14Read full judgment →
Summary & questions settled
This matter is a constitutional petition filed under Article 199 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, challenging the legality of an order passed by a Judicial Magistrate discharging an accused from the case for insufficient incriminating material and refusing further physical remand. The core legal question revolves around whether the Magistrate was justified in discharging the accused on the premise that a civil dispute was pending and that Section 195 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 barred the proceedings. The Lahore High Court held that the Magistrate's order was perverse, based on non-reading and misreading of the record, and that Section 195 Cr.P.C. is only attracted when an offense is committed concerning a document after it has been produced or given in evidence in court. The Court set aside the impugned order and remanded the matter to the District and Sessions Judge for fresh decision by another Judicial Magistrate, establishing that civil and criminal proceedings have different standards of proof and findings in one are not binding on the other.
Questions settled- Whether findings recorded in civil proceedings are binding in criminal proceedings concerning the same subject matter?
- At what stage is Section 195 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898 attracted regarding documents produced in court?
- Can a Judicial Magistrate discharge an accused solely on the ground of a pending civil dispute when incriminating material exists during investigation?
- Saif Ali Versus State2025 PCrLJ 1971 · Lahore High Court · 2025-04-10Read full judgment →
Summary & questions settled
This constitutional petition challenged an order passed by a Magistrate Section 30, who discharged an accused from a criminal case involving the theft of crops, refusing the police's request for physical remand. The petitioner, a court-appointed Superdar, alleged that the respondent had stolen rice crops from land under his supervision. The core legal question was whether the Magistrate exercised judicial discretion properly in discharging the accused on the first day of arrest, relying on case law involving private disputes, while ignoring evidence recorded under section 161 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898. The High Court held that the Magistrate's order was mechanical and hasty, failing to allow the Investigating Officer sufficient opportunity to complete the investigation. The Court emphasized that the Superdar, as a designated authority, acts differently than a private complainant, and the Magistrate's discretion to discharge must be exercised justly and fairly. Consequently, the Court set aside the discharge order and remanded the matter for the Magistrate to reconsider the police's request for physical remand in light of the available evidence.
Questions settled- Does a Magistrate have the authority to discharge an accused under Section 63 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898 on the first day of arrest without allowing for investigation?
- Is a Magistrate's order discharging an accused considered mechanical if it ignores available evidence recorded under Section 161 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898?
- Does the status of a complainant as a court-appointed Superdar distinguish a criminal case from a purely private dispute for the purposes of judicial discretion in remand proceedings?
- Karim Bakhsh Versus State2025 PCrLJ 1957 · Lahore High Court · 2025-04-17Read full judgment →
Summary & questions settled
This criminal revision petition challenged an order passed by the Special Judge Anti-Corruption Court, which partially accepted a cancellation report submitted by the Anti-Corruption Establishment regarding an FIR registered under the Pakistan Penal Code 1860 and the Prevention of Corruption Act 1947. The core legal question was whether a Special Judge possesses the authority to partially agree with a cancellation report, thereby proceeding with the trial of private individuals while exonerating public servants. The High Court held that the impugned order was legally unsustainable. It clarified that under the Punjab Anti-Corruption Establishment Rules, 2014, the Special Judge must either confirm the cancellation report or disagree with it in its entirety if allegations against public servants are substantiated. The Court established the principle that there is no legal concept permitting the trial of private individuals as abettors or conspirators by the Special Judge while simultaneously exonerating the principal public servant offender. Consequently, the Court set aside the impugned order and directed the Special Judge to decide the cancellation report afresh in accordance with the law.
Questions settled- Can a Special Judge Anti-Corruption Court partially agree with a cancellation report submitted by the Anti-Corruption Establishment?
- Does the Anti-Corruption Establishment retain jurisdiction to investigate private individuals if the allegations against the public servant are not established?
- Is it legally permissible for a Special Judge to try private individuals as abettors or conspirators while exonerating the principal public servant offender?
- What is the procedure for the Anti-Corruption Establishment to drop a case under the Punjab Anti-Corruption Establishment Rules, 2014?
- Mian Sohaib-ur-Rehman Versus Muhammad Bashir2025 PCrLJ 1931 · Lahore High Court · 2025-06-12Read full judgment →
Summary & questions settled
This criminal revision petition under Section 439 read with Section 561-A Cr.P.C. was filed against an order of the Additional Sessions Judge, Lahore, which dismissed the petitioner's application for restoration of plot possession under the Illegal Dispossession Act, 2005. The dispute arose after respondent No. 1 was granted possession of the plot under Section 7 of the Illegal Dispossession Act during a complaint proceeding that ultimately ended in the acquittal of the accused. The petitioner, claiming ownership, subsequently sought restoration of possession after a long delay, while civil litigation concerning the cancellation of the title deed was pending. The Lahore High Court held that upon deciding the main complaint and acquitting the accused, the trial court became functus officio and had no power or jurisdiction under Section 369 Cr.P.C. to review or alter its proceedings or adjudicate applications for restoration of possession. Furthermore, pending civil litigation regarding property title precluded the criminal court from granting relief. The criminal revision was accordingly dismissed.
Questions settled- Does a trial court become functus officio after passing a final order in proceedings under the Illegal Dispossession Act 2005?
- Can a criminal court review or alter its signed judgment under Section 369 Cr.P.C.?
- Can a criminal court grant restoration of possession of property while a civil suit regarding the cancellation of title deeds is pending?