Supreme Court acquits accused in murder case after 13 years

Court says accused cannot be convicted on evidence on which co-accused were acquitted

ISLAMABAD:

The Supreme Court on Monday acquitted the main accused, Rafaqat Ali, in the murder case of Mirza Mubashir Baig after 13 years.

A three-member bench headed by Justice Sardar Tariq Masood heard the case pertaining to Ali, who was arrested in 2009 on murder charges, along with two other co-accused.

During the hearing, his lawyer Ayesha Tasneem informed the bench that a trial court has acquitted the two co-accused.

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“There are no witnesses to the murder,” she said.

The court maintained that "the main accused cannot be convicted on evidence on which the co-accused were acquitted." 

Subsequently, the apex court acquitted Ali based on lack of evidence.