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Summary: (a) Penal Code (XLV of 1860)----Ss. 302(b)/34: Murder---Conviction based on extra-judicial confession and last seen evidence---Challenge to evidentiary reliance. The petitioner, was convicted under Ss. 302(b)/34, P.P.C., and sentenced to death as Tazir for the murder of Munir Ahmad, based on extra-judicial confession and last seen evidence. The complainant alleged that the petitioner and his co-accused lured the deceased under the pretext of traveling to Bahawalpur and subsequently murdered him by pushing him into a well and throwing bricks at him. The Lahore High Court upheld the trial court’s conviction. (b) Evidence---Extra-judicial confession and last seen evidence---Principles of reliance. The petitioner contended that the prosecution's reliance on extra-judicial confession and last seen evidence contravened established principles, citing precedents (Nasreen Akhtar v. The State 2000 SCMR 1634; Muhammad Amin v. The State 2000 SCMR 1784). The petitioner argued that the confessional statements lacked credibility, and the prosecution's evidence was inconsistent, prejudicial, and uncorroborated by independent witnesses. (c) Constitution of Pakistan (1973)----Art. 185(3) Leave to appeal---Review of evidentiary reliance and contradictions in the prosecution's case. The Supreme Court granted leave to appeal, observing that the petitioner’s claims of procedural irregularities, improper reliance on extra-judicial confession, and contradictions in the prosecution's evidence merited further consideration. Disposition: Leave to appeal granted.

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