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• In the matter of Berger Paints Pakistan Limited, vs N/ASecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · -Read full judgment →
• In the matter of Bela Automotive Limited vs NotSecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · -Read full judgment →
• In the matter of Beema Pakistan Company Limited vs NotSecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · 2007-11-05Read full judgment →
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• In the matter of Bawa Securities (Private) Limited vs N/ASecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · -Read full judgment →
• In the matter of Bawa Securities (Private) Limited vs NotSecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · 2005-09-27Read full judgment →
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• In the matter of Azee Securities (Pvt.) Limited vs N/ASecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · -Read full judgment →
• In the matter of Azam Textile Mills Limited vs N/ASecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · -Read full judgment →
• In the matter of Attock Refinery Limited a Beneficial Owner of AttockReview Later · Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · -Read full judgment →
• In the matter of Attock Petroleum Limited Mr. Saif ur Rehman MirzaSecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · -Read full judgment →
• In the matter of Atlas Investment Bank Limited vs NotSecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · 2005-09-21Read full judgment →
• In the matter of Atlas Insurance Limited vs N/ASecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · -Read full judgment →
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• In the matter of Atlas Capital Markets (Private) Limited vs N/ASecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · -Read full judgment →
• In the matter of Atlas Battery Limited vs N/ASecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · 2007-09-27Read full judgment →
• In the matter of Asset Investment Bank Limited vs NotSecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · -Read full judgment →
• In the matter of Aslam Malik & Company, Chartered Accountants vs N/ASecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · -Read full judgment →
• In the matter of Askari General Insurance Company Limited vs N/ASecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · -Read full judgment →
• In the matter of Askari General Insurance Company Limited vs NotSecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · -Read full judgment →
• In the Matter of Asian Stocks Fund Limited (Asfl) vs NotSecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · -Read full judgment →
• In the Matter of Asian Stock Fund Limited vs N/ASecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · -Read full judgment →
• In the matter of Asian Securities (Pvt.) Limited vs N/ASecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · -Read full judgment →
• In the Matter of Arif Habib Securities Limited, vs NotSecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · 2005-10-12Read full judgment →
• In the matter of Arif Habib Securities Limited vs N/ASecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · -Read full judgment →
• In the matter of Arif Habib Limited vs N/AReview Later · Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · -Read full judgment →
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• In the matter of Aqeel Karim Dhedhi Securities (Pvt.) Limited vs N/ASecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · -Read full judgment →
• In the Matter of Aqeel Karim Dhedhi Securities (Pvt.) Limited vs NotSecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · 2005-10-04Read full judgment →
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• In the matter of Apollo Textile Mills Limited vs N/ASecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · -Read full judgment →
• In the matter of Ansari Sugar Mills Limited vs NotSecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · -Read full judgment →
• In the matter of Annoor Textile Mills Limited vs N/AReview Later · Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · -Read full judgment →
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• In the matter of Ample Securities (Pvt.) Limited vs N/ASecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · -Read full judgment →
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• In the matter of Al/s. Progressive Insurance Company Limited vs NotSecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · -Read full judgment →
• In the matter of Altern Energy Limited vs N/ASecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · -Read full judgment →
• In the matter of Alpha Insurance Company Limited vs N/ASecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · -Read full judgment →
• In the matter of Allied Bank Limited vs N/ASecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · -Read full judgment →
• In the matter of Ali Raza vs NotSecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · 2005-10-04Read full judgment →
• In the matter of Ali Khan Turk vs NotSecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · 2005-10-05Read full judgment →
• In the matter of Ali Hussnain Yusuf Ali vs N/ASecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · -Read full judgment →
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• In the matter of Alfalah Securities (Pvt.) Limited vs N/ASecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · -Read full judgment →
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• in the matter of Ahmed Spinning Mills Limited vs N/ASecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · -Read full judgment →
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• in the matter of Aftab Nabi & Co., Chartered Accountants - Auditor of Pakistan Footwear Manufacturers Association vs NotSecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · -Read full judgment →
• In the matter of Afro-Asian Insurance Brokers (Private) Limited vs N/ASecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · -Read full judgment →
• In the matter of Advances to Directors of M/s Samin Textiles Limited vs NotSecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · -Read full judgment →
• In the matter of Adil Polypropylene Products Limited vs NotSecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · -Read full judgment →
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• Muhammad Boota & others vs State etc.PLJ 2016 Cr.C. (Lahore) 345 · Lahore High Court · 2014-06-27
  murdermitigating circumstanceunproven motivecommutation of death sentenceacquittal appealdouble presumption of innocenceocular accountrecovery of weapon
  Summary & questions settled

  This criminal appeal, along with connected appeals and a murder reference, arises from a judgment of the trial court convicting the appellant, Muhammad Boota, under Section 302(b), Pakistan Penal Code 1860, and sentencing him to death for the murder of Zahid Iqbal, while acquitting three co-accused. The core legal questions involved whether the prosecution successfully proved its case through ocular and medical evidence despite an unproven motive, and whether the acquittal of the co-accused was sustainable under law. The Lahore High Court held that while the ocular account, corroborated by medical evidence and the recovery of the crime weapon, established the appellant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, the failure of the prosecution to prove the alleged motive constituted a mitigating circumstance warranting the reduction of the death sentence. The court laid down the principle that an unproven motive in a capital case serves as a mitigating factor justifying the commutation of a death sentence to imprisonment for life, and reaffirmed the high threshold required to interfere with an acquittal judgment, which carries a double presumption of innocence.

  Questions settled

  • Does the failure of the prosecution to prove the alleged motive serve as a mitigating circumstance to reduce a sentence of death to imprisonment for life under Section 302(b) of the Pakistan Penal Code 1860?
  • Can an appellate court interfere with an acquittal judgment when the trial court's findings are not arbitrary, fanciful, or perverse?
  • Is the uncorroborated testimony of an injured eyewitness sufficient to sustain a conviction for murder when supported by medical evidence and the recovery of a crime weapon?
  • Are the provisions of Sections 148 and 149 of the Pakistan Penal Code 1860 attracted when the majority of co-accused charged with unlawful assembly and rioting have been acquitted?
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• In the matter of Adam Securities (Pvt.) Limited vs N/ASecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · -Read full judgment →
• In the matter of Adam Securities (Private) Limited vs N/ASecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · -Read full judgment →
• in the matter of ACE Securities (Pvt.) Limited vs N/ASecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · -Read full judgment →
• In the matter of ACE Securities (Private) Limited, Broker/TREC holder of Karachi Stock Exchange Limited vs N/ASecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · -Read full judgment →
• In the matter of ACE Securities (Private) Limited vs N/ASecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · -Read full judgment →
• In the matter of ACE Insurance Limited vs NotSecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · -Read full judgment →
• In the matter of Abdul Jabbar Khanani vs N/ASecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · -Read full judgment →
• In the matter of Abdul Aziz Tayub Patel vs NotSecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · -Read full judgment →
• In the matter of Aba Ali Habib Regulations Governing Futures Contracts of the Karachi Stock Exchange (Guarantee) Limited vs N_aSecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · -Read full judgment →
• In the matter of Aamir Amin vs NotSecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · 2005-10-06Read full judgment →
• In the matter of A.R. Securities (Pvt.) Limited vs N/ASecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · -Read full judgment →
• In the matter of A.R Securities Limited vs N/ASecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · -Read full judgment →
• In The Matter Of A.H.K.D. Securities (Pvt.) Limited vs NotSecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · 2005-09-09Read full judgment →
• In the matter of A.H.K.D. Securities (Private) Limited vs N/ASecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · -Read full judgment →
• In the matter of A.H.K.D Securities (Private) Limited vs N/ASecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · -Read full judgment →
• In the matter of 1. Muhammad Latif and 2. Muhammad Inam of Ravi OilSecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · 2011-05-01Read full judgment →
• In the matter of (Colony) Thal Textile Mills Limited vs NotSecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · -Read full judgment →
• In the matter o Good luck Industries Limited vs NotSecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · -Read full judgment →
• In the matter M/s M. A. Alam & Co. Chartered Accountant vs NotSecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · -Read full judgment →
• In the matter M/s Delta Insurance Company Limited vs NotSecurities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan · -Read full judgment →