Jeinudeen vs. Hon. Attorney General – CA NO. 269/2007-2013

In the case between Faul Hameed Jeinudeen alias Manidan (Appellant) and the Hon. Attorney General (Respondent) on behalf of the State, the court addressed the legality and correctness of the appellant’s conviction for the murders of Cader Mohideen Sulaiman Farook alias Nana and Miskin Saibu Asaami Beebi, as well as the associated robbery charge. The appellate inquiry centered on the admissibility and probative value of dying declarations made by one of the deceased under Section 32(1) of the Evidence Ordinance, and the sufficiency of evidence linking the appellant to the offences. The holding affirmed the convictions and sentences, determining that the dying declarations were admissible and reliable, and that the trial court’s findings of fact were warranted. Emphasis was placed on the pri