Cases
Gul Badshah v. State (2012 SCMR 567)
When considering whether to impose the death penalty in a drugs case, the court should consider whether a sentence of life imprisonment would also have a deterrent effect.
Muhammad Janas v. State (2010 SCMR 1016)
The mere discovery of narcotics near to the accused is not sufficient to uphold a conviction under the CNSA for drug trafficking.
Azeem Khan v Mujahid Khan (2016 SC MR 274)
The heinous nature of a crime does not affect a court’s right to appraise all evidence and to extend the accused the benefit of the doubt.
Sardar Muhammad v. Athar Zahoor (2017 SCMR 1668)
When the accused fires only a single shot in a sudden occurrence crime, life imprisonment is an appropriate sentence.
Faisal Mehmood v. State (2016 SCMR 2138)
An unexplained delay that indicated deliberations before registering the FIR, a planted witness, and scientifically-dubious medical evidence, cannot support a conviction.
