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.

• JALAL YAQUB Versus SOCIETY OF SAINTCATHOLIC2014 CLC 569 · Board of Revenue, Punjab · 2013-10-08Read full judgment →
• AKHTAR MAHMOOD Versus MUHAMMAD ASLAM2008 CLC 940 · Board of Revenue, Punjab · 2008-03-18Read full judgment →
• Syed IQBAL MUHAMMAD SHAH Versus Syed SAGHIR HUSSAIN SHAH2004 CLC 197 · Board of Revenue, Punjab · 2002-08-26Read full judgment →
• GHULAM NABI Versus BIBI TAHIRA2025 CLC 2053 · Balochistan High Court · 2025-05-27Read full judgment →
• NAIK MUHAMMAD Versus NAZAR MUHAMMAD2025 CLC 1898 · Balochistan High Court · 2025-06-27Read full judgment →
• SARFARAZ KHAN KHILJI Versus PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO CHIEF MINISTER BALOCHISTAN, QUETTA2025 CLC 1836 · Balochistan High Court · 2025-07-31Read full judgment →
• Malik MUHAMMAD NASEEM KHAN Versus Mst. BIBI ZAHRA2025 CLC 1800 · Balochistan High Court · 2025-05-26Read full judgment →
• ABDUL HAQ Versus GOVERNMENT OF BALOCHISTAN2025 CLC 1778 · Balochistan High Court · 2025-05-27Read full judgment →
• GREEN FIELDS MINERALS AND MINING (PVT.) LIMITED Versus PROVINCE OF BALOCHISTAN through Secretary Mines and Minerals Development Department2025 CLC 1768 · Balochistan High Court · 2025-04-21Read full judgment →
• SANAULLAH Versus CANTONMENT EXECUTIVE, OFFICER, QUETTA CANTT2025 CLC 1325 · Balochistan High Court · 2024-09-27Read full judgment →
• Syed MAQBOOL AHMED Versus BIBI MEMOONA2025 CLC 1315 · Balochistan High Court · 2025-05-21Read full judgment →
• MADO KHAN Versus TALIB JAN2023 CLC 920 · Balochistan High Court · 2022-12-05Read full judgment →
• AZEEM KHAN Versus COMMISSIONER KALAT DIVISON AT KHUZDAR2023 CLC 600 · Balochistan High Court · 2021-03-18Read full judgment →
• ABDUL GHAFFAR Versus SHINKO2023 CLC 530 · Balochistan High Court · 2020-10-23Read full judgment →
• ABDUL SAMAD Versus HAYATULLAH2023 CLC 1198 · Balochistan High Court · 2022-02-22Read full judgment →
• YAR MUHAMMAD Versus Moulvi ABDUL FATAH2022 CLC 755 · Balochistan High Court · 2020-10-05Read full judgment →
• MAI MITHAN Versus BANDA-E-ALI2022 CLC 722 · Balochistan High Court · 2021-09-30Read full judgment →
• SHAKARULLAH Versus BIBI SHAKEELA2022 CLC 574 · Balochistan High Court · 2020-12-07Read full judgment →
• ASAD JAVED Versus AHMED SHAH2022 CLC 537 · Balochistan High Court · 2021-09-28Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD HASSAN Versus ABDUL HALEEM2022 CLC 355 · Balochistan High Court · 2020-11-26Read full judgment →
• QAHAIM KHAN Versus AMAR KHAN2022 CLC 335 · Balochistan High Court · 2020-10-15Read full judgment →
• FAROOQ AHMED Versus MUHAMMAD AQIB JAVED2022 CLC 2022 · Balochistan High Court · 2022-08-01Read full judgment →
• AKHTAR MUHAMMAD Versus QUETTA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY2021 CLC 798 · Balochistan High Court · 2020-08-31Read full judgment →
• Syed HABIBULLAH Versus Syed ABDUL KHABEER2021 CLC 708 · Balochistan High Court · 2020-04-03Read full judgment →
• ABDUL RAUF RANA Versus UNIVERSITY OF BALOCHISTAN, through Chancellor, Governor House, Quetta2021 CLC 2141 · Balochistan High Court · 2020-11-25Read full judgment →
• Syed MUHAMMAD ILYAS Versus Syed MUHAMMAD SHAFI2021 CLC 187 · Balochistan High Court · 2020-07-13Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD KHAN Versus QALANDAR KHAN2020 CLC 1325 · Balochistan High Court · 2019-11-06Read full judgment →
• Haji MUHAMMAD AMIN Versus Hafiz ABDUL MALIK2019 CLC 2057 · Balochistan High Court · 2019-08-19Read full judgment →
• ABDUL KHALIQ Versus SARDAR SANAULLAH ZEHRI2019 CLC 1543 · Balochistan High Court · 2018-12-31Read full judgment →
• LASBELLA INDUSTRIAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Versus GUL HASSAN BHOOTANI2019 CLC 138 · Balochistan High Court · 2018-09-17Read full judgment →
• NOOR AHMED Versus BASHIR AHMED2019 CLC 1291 · Balochistan High Court · 2018-11-30Read full judgment →
• Syed ABDUL MANAN Versus Malik ASMATULLAH2019 CLC 1096 · Balochistan High Court · 2018-09-28Read full judgment →
• ABDUL SALAM Versus GHULAM SARWAR2018 CLC 797 · Balochistan High Court · 2017-11-24Read full judgment →
• Mst. SEHAT BIBI Versus BAHAR KHAN2018 CLC 299 · Balochistan High Court · 2017-10-06Read full judgment →
• KAUSAR ALI Versus JAVED ANJUM2018 CLC 1930 · Balochistan High Court · 2018-06-21Read full judgment →
• OBAIDULLAH JAN BABAT Versus SPEAKER, BALOCHISTAN ASSEMBLY2018 CLC 1650 · Balochistan High Court · 2018-05-21Read full judgment →
• Mst. MAH KHATOON Versus FEROZ2018 CLC 1535 · Balochistan High Court · 2018-04-27Read full judgment →
• MURAD BAKHSH Versus Mst. Syeda ASHRAF JAHAN2017 CLC 646 · Balochistan High Court · 2016-11-25Read full judgment →
• AMANULLAH Versus SADIA SHAH2017 CLC 35 · Balochistan High Court · 2016-05-31Read full judgment →
• HABIB BANK LIMITED Versus Haji KARIM DAD2017 CLC 1624 · Balochistan High Court · 2017-05-19Read full judgment →
• LAL MUHAMMAD Versus Nawabzada ABDUL GHAYAS2017 CLC 1443 · Balochistan High Court · 2017-04-21Read full judgment →
• Mst. PARVEEN KHAN Versus ABDUL GHAFOOR2016 CLC 932 · Balochistan High Court · 2016-01-19Read full judgment →
• Haji ZAHIR ALI Versus XEN/EXECUTIVE DISTRICT OFFICER, PUBLIC HEALTH ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT KHARAN2016 CLC 692 · Balochistan High Court · 2015-10-30Read full judgment →
• RASHIDA Versus GHOUS-UD-DIN2016 CLC 533 · Balochistan High Court · 2015-10-30Read full judgment →
• AZIZ JAN Versus AYAZ2016 CLC 1478 · Balochistan High Court · 2016-05-13Read full judgment →
• ABDUL MAJEED Versus Mst. SHAH BIBI2015 CLC 794 · Balochistan High Court · 2015-02-12Read full judgment →
• ABDUL HAMEED Versus KHURSHEED AHMED2015 CLC 752 · Balochistan High Court · 2015-01-30Read full judgment →
• BAKHTIAR Versus NASRULLAH2015 CLC 385 · Balochistan High Court · 2014-11-10Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD KHAN Versus Ch. ABDUL RAHIM2015 CLC 343 · Balochistan High Court · 2014-11-20Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD NAEEM Versus SIRAJ-U-DIN2015 CLC 1084 · Balochistan High Court · 2015-02-27Read full judgment →
• DAD KARIM Versus ISHAQ2015 CLC 107 · Balochistan High Court · 2014-09-29Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD SABIR Versus Mst. JANAT KHATOON2015 CLC 1042 · Balochistan High Court · 2014-04-30Read full judgment →
• Sayed TAYAB ALI Versus Sayeda NUSRAT JAHAN2014 CLC 92 · Balochistan High Court · 2013-07-26Read full judgment →
• Haji SULTAN MEHMOOD Versus ZOHRA BIBI2013 CLC 523 · Balochistan High Court · 2012-12-28Read full judgment →
• INAM KARIM Versus Haji ABDUL REHMAN2013 CLC 1261 · Balochistan High Court · 2013-03-13Read full judgment →
• Moulvi NAQAL-UD-DIN Versus ABDULLAH2012 CLC 125 · Balochistan High Court · 2011-07-28Read full judgment →
• Malik ZAHIR Versus MUHAMMAD SALEEM2010 CLC 642 · Balochistan High Court · 2009-11-17Read full judgment →
• Haji ALI JAN Versus MUHAMMAD AZEEM2009 CLC 1279 · Balochistan High Court · 2009-04-15Read full judgment →
• SECRETARY, BOARD OF REVENUE, BALOCHISTAN QUETTA Versus ABDUL QAYYUM2009 CLC 1269 · Balochistan High Court · 2008-06-23Read full judgment →
• WALI MUHAMMAD Versus Haji NASARUDDIN2009 CLC 1241 · Balochistan High Court · 2008-09-12Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD RAMZAN Versus Mst. JAN BIBI Muhammad Ewaz Zehri2008 CLC 124 · Balochistan High Court · 2007-11-02Read full judgment →
• Haji JAN MUHAMMAD Versus Mst. ANWARI HUSSAIN2005 CLC 1241 · Balochistan High CourtRead full judgment →
• AASA Versus IBRAHIM2000 CLC 500 · Balochistan High Court · 1999-11-16Read full judgment →
• 2000 CLC 10642000 CLC 1064 · Balochistan High Court · 2000-02-12Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD YOUSOOF Versus SALEEMA KHANUM1998 CLC 850 · Balochistan High Court · 1997-11-25Read full judgment →
• KALAT PRESS Versus SECRETARY, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BALOCHISTAN, CIVIL SECRETARIAT, QUETTA1998 CLC 833 · Balochistan High Court · 1997-12-08Read full judgment →
• MEHRAN INDUSTRIES PRIVATE LIMITED, QUETTA Versus IMRAN AHMED HIJAZI, MANAGER, N.D.F.C. JINNAH ROAD, QUETTA1998 CLC 1091 · Balochistan High CourtRead full judgment →
• HAQ NAWAZ Versus BALOCHISTAN PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION1996 CLC 58 · Balochistan High Court · 1995-07-13Read full judgment →
• ABDUR RAZZAK Versus MUHAMMAD QASIM1995 CLC 1123 · Balochistan High Court · 1994-10-27Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD YAQOOB Versus BIBI KHOR JAN1990 CLC 1625 · Balochistan High CourtRead full judgment →
• GUL BARAN Versus ABDUL ZAHIR1988 CLC 65 · Balochistan High CourtRead full judgment →
• MINHAJUL ABIDIN KHAN Versus SHAMIM AKHTAR1988 CLC 2433 · Balochistan High Court · 1988-05-05Read full judgment →
• ABDUL HASSAIN Versus MUHAMMAD USMAN JOGEZAI1988 CLC 2429 · Balochistan High Court · 1988-05-03Read full judgment →
• SHABBIR AHMAD SHAIKH Versus GOVERNMENT OF BALUCHISTAN1988 CLC 2267 · Balochistan High Court · 1987-03-25Read full judgment →
• PROVINCE OF BALUCHISTAN Versus MUHAMMAD HASSAN1988 CLC 1583 · Balochistan High Court · 1988-05-26Read full judgment →
• AHMAD HASSAN Versus AJAB KHAN.1988 CLC 1575 · Balochistan High Court · 1988-04-27Read full judgment →
• FAZALUR RAHMAN Versus GHULAM MUHAMMAD1986 CLC 518 · Balochistan High Court · 1985-08-07Read full judgment →
• UNITED BANK PROGRESSIVE EMPLOYEES' UNION, QUETTA CIRCLE Versus REGISTRAR OF TRADE UNIONS1986 CLC 2911 · Balochistan High Court · 1986-05-28Read full judgment →
• ABDUL RAZAQ Versus SHARIF KHAN1986 CLC 281 · Balochistan High CourtRead full judgment →
• ADAMJEE Versus GHULAM ALI1986 CLC 2376 · Balochistan High CourtRead full judgment →
• SHOAIB AHMED Versus MUHAMMAD TARIQ1986 CLC 2103 · Balochistan High CourtRead full judgment →
• NIGHAT ALMAS Versus SELECTION COMMITTEE, BOLAN MEDICAL COLLEGE, QUETTA1984 CLC 40 · Balochistan High CourtRead full judgment →
• JAVID AHMED Versus NATIONAL BANK OF. PAKISTAN1984 CLC 29 · Balochistan High Court · 1983-10-15Read full judgment →
• BARKAT ALI Versus RASHIDA1983 CLC 590 · Bahawalpur · 1976-10-22Read full judgment →
• AMIR DIN ALIAS BIR DIN Versus ADDITIONAL SETTLEMENT COMMISSIONER,BAHAWALNAGAR , Muhammad Sharif,Akhtar Ali1979 CLC 711 · Bahawalpur · 1979-02-17Read full judgment →
• FAIZ BAKHSH Versus ZAKIA DILSHAD1979 CLC 203 · Bahawalpur · 1979-02-17Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD RAMZAN Versus GHULAM MUHAMMAD1979 CLC 157 · Bahawalpur · 1979-01-15Read full judgment →
• MUHAMMAD MUREED Versus GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB1979 CLC 151 · Bahawalpur · 1979-02-13Read full judgment →
• ZUBAIDA KHANUM Versus SHAH NAWAB1979 CLC 130 · Bahawalpur · 1979-01-22Read full judgment →
• AZIZAN Versus JANNAT1979 CLC 116 · Bahawalpur · 1979-01-21Read full judgment →
• 1970 PLC 7071970 PLC 707 · Andhra Paradesh High CourtRead full judgment →
• 1970 PLC 7031970 PLC 703 · Andhra Paradesh High Court · 1968-04-08Read full judgment →
• LIFESTYLE EQUITIES CV Versus AHMED2025 CLD 750 · Supreme Court of United KingdomRead full judgment →
• Amjad alias Abi Versus State2025 YLR 2143 · Supreme Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir · 2025-01-02
  criminal appealocular evidenceappreciation of evidencefirearm injuriessolitary witnessminor contradictionssentence enhancement
  Summary & questions settled

  This matter concerns consolidated appeals against a judgment of the Shariat Appellate Bench of the High Court, which upheld the convictions of the appellants for offences involving firearm injuries and house trespass. The core legal questions were whether the prosecution successfully proved the appellants' guilt beyond reasonable doubt despite alleged investigative lapses, and whether the sentences imposed by the trial court warranted enhancement. The Supreme Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir held that the concurrent findings of the lower courts were sound, noting that the testimony of the injured eyewitness, corroborated by medical evidence, was sufficient to establish guilt. The Court affirmed that minor discrepancies in witness statements, occurring years after the incident, do not inherently discredit testimony if the core narrative remains consistent. Furthermore, the Court reiterated that conviction may be based on the statement of a solitary witness if their presence is undisputed and their testimony is credible. Consequently, the Court dismissed the appeals, finding no grounds to interfere with the convictions or the sentences imposed, as the appellants had already received the benefit of mitigating circumstances.

  Questions settled

  • Can a criminal conviction be sustained based on the testimony of a solitary eyewitness?
  • Do minor discrepancies in witness statements, arising from the passage of time, necessarily invalidate the prosecution's case?
  • Is the failure to recover specific forensic evidence, such as pellets, fatal to a prosecution case where other evidence is sufficient?
  • Does the relationship between witnesses and the complainant automatically render their testimony unreliable?
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• Muhammad Younas Versus Usman2025 YLR 1888 · Supreme Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir · 2025-01-13
  circumstantial evidencecriminal appealsentencing mitigationforensic evidenceprocedural irregularitySection 164 Cr.P.C.blind murder
  Summary & questions settled

  This criminal appeal challenged a High Court judgment confirming the conviction of the appellants for murder and robbery. The case relied entirely on circumstantial evidence, including witness testimonies, recoveries, and forensic reports. The core legal questions concerned the sufficiency of circumstantial evidence, the evidentiary value of statements recorded under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898 after significant delays, and the impact of forensic discrepancies on the prosecution's case. The Court held that while the prosecution successfully established the appellants' guilt through a coherent chain of circumstantial evidence, procedural irregularities—specifically the delayed transmission of Section 164 statements and discrepancies in the Forensic Science Laboratory report—constituted mitigating factors. Consequently, the Court upheld the convictions but reduced the sentences from 25 years to 14 years rigorous imprisonment. The key principle laid down is that while circumstantial evidence can sustain a conviction, procedural lapses and forensic inconsistencies, while not necessarily requiring acquittal, serve as valid mitigating factors for sentencing when the prosecution's case is otherwise substantiated.

  Questions settled

  • Can a conviction be sustained solely on the basis of circumstantial evidence?
  • Does a delay in forwarding statements recorded under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898 invalidate the conviction?
  • Can forensic discrepancies in a ballistics report serve as a mitigating factor for sentencing?
  • Does the relationship of a witness to the complainant automatically render their testimony unreliable?
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• Sarwat Bibi Versus Muhammad Idrees Kiani2025 YLR 1778 · Supreme Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir · 2024-11-19
  acquittal appealdouble presumption of innocencebenefit of doubtpolice file versus court filemurder trialcontradictory ocular and medical evidence
  Summary & questions settled

  This criminal appeal challenges the judgment of the Shariat Appellate Bench of the High Court acquitting the accused-respondent of murder charges by extending the benefit of doubt. The prosecution arose from an FIR under Sections 337, 324, 147, 148, and 149, APC, which was converted to Section 302, APC, upon the complainant's death. The trial court had convicted the accused under Section 302(c), APC, sentencing him to 20 years' rigorous imprisonment. The Supreme Court evaluated whether the High Court erred in overturning the conviction. Holding that an acquittal carries a double presumption of innocence and cannot be interfered with unless perverse or arbitrary, the Court found inconsistencies in the prosecution's claims regarding the number of gunshots fired, noted that documents from the police file not made part of the court record lack evidentiary value, and upheld the acquittal by resolving discrepancies and doubts in favor of the accused.

  Questions settled

  • Whether an acquittal order can be interfered with when it is not shown to be perverse, arbitrary, or capricious?
  • Does a document contained solely within the police file possess evidentiary value if it is not properly introduced and made part of the trial court record?
  • Whether discrepancies between the number of gunshots stated in the initial FIR and subsequent medical and oral testimony warrant the benefit of doubt for the accused?
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• Sikandar Hussain Versus Khabib2025 YLR 1434 · Supreme Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir · 2025-01-27
  pre-arrest bailbail cancellationheinous offenceprohibitory clausecriminal revisionjudicial discretion
  Summary & questions settled

  This criminal appeal challenges the judgment of the High Court whereby the revision petition against the confirmation of pre-arrest bail granted to the accused-respondents was dismissed. The matter arose from an FIR registered under various sections of the Azad Penal Code concerning serious allegations of forcibly disrobing the victim and capturing indecent photographs. The core legal question revolved around whether the lower courts exercised their judicial discretion properly in granting pre-arrest bail for heinous offences without duly considering the severity of the allegations and statutory prohibitions. The Supreme Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir held that the lower courts committed a grave illegality by granting pre-arrest bail to the accused in a case involving capital offences and heinous acts where reasonable grounds existed to believe they were involved. Consequently, the Supreme Court allowed the appeal, set aside the impugned judgments, and recalled the pre-arrest bail, laying down that the extraordinary concession of pre-arrest bail cannot be sustained where the accusations are grave and fall within the prohibitory clause of Section 497 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

  Questions settled

  • Whether pre-arrest bail can be granted in cases involving heinous offences punishable with death or imprisonment for life?
  • Under what circumstances can the Supreme Court interfere with the High Court's order in bail matters?
  • Does the provision of further inquiry under Section 497(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure apply when there is no ambiguity regarding the role of the accused?
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• Nauman Butt Versus State2025 YLR 1301 · Supreme Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir · 2025-01-07
  unnatural offencesodomyabductionmedical evidencepenetrationmitigating circumstancesreduction of sentencedelayed statement
  Summary & questions settled

  The captioned appeals stem from a consolidated judgment of the Shariat Appellate Bench of the High Court upholding the convictions and sentences of the appellants for offences including kidnapping/abduction to subject to unnatural lust, sodomy, wrongful restraint, and wrongful confinement. The core legal questions revolved around whether the prosecution proved the essential elements of abduction and penetration under Section 12 of the Offence of Zina (Enforcement of Hudood) Act, 1985 and Section 377 of the Azad Penal Code beyond reasonable doubt, and whether the sentences awarded were disproportionate considering mitigating factors such as age and investigative discrepancies. The Supreme Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir held that while the convictions under the respective provisions were sustainable based on credible victim testimony and medical corroboration of sexual assault, various mitigating circumstances—including minor discrepancies in the investigation, the age of the principal accused, and the period already undergone by co-accused—warranted a modification of the sentences. The court partly accepted the appeals, upholding the convictions of all appellants but reducing their respective terms of imprisonment.

  Questions settled

  • Whether complete and deep penetration is a mandatory prerequisite to constitute the offence under Section 377 of the Azad Penal Code?
  • Does the absence of the specific word 'penetration' in a medical report vitiate a conviction for sodomy when physical evidence of trauma to the anal sphincter is present?
  • How does an unexplained or insufficiently explained delay in recording the statement of a prosecution witness under Section 161 of the Code of Criminal Procedure affect its evidentiary value?
  • Can a minor discrepancy in the investigation regarding the role of co-accused in an abduction charge serve as a mitigating factor for reducing their sentence?
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• FARHAN FAROOQ Versus SALMA MEHMOOD2022 YLR 638 · Supreme Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir · 2021-08-11Read full judgment →
• MEHARBAN HUSSAIN Versus ZAHIDA KOUSAR2022 YLR 2454 · Supreme Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir · 2021-11-23Read full judgment →