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TANVEER ABBAS vs State Ss — 2022 MLD 1636 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation
2022 MLD 1636 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court
Lahore High Court
Year
2022
Reporter
MLD
Parties
TANVEER ABBAS vs State Ss
Subject matter
Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

TANVEER ABBAS VS State Ss. 302(b), 364, 201, 404, 148 & 149---Qatl-i-amd, kidnapping or abduction in order to murder, causing disappearance of evidence of offence or giving false information to screen offender, dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by deceased person at the time of his death, rioting armed with deadly weapon, unlawful assembly---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Recovery of weapon of offence and crime empty at the instance of accused---Reliance---Scope---Accused were charged for abducting brother of complainant with an intention of his qatl-i-amd and after his murder, accused persons had screened the dead body---Record showed that an empty was recovered at the instance of accused, pistol was recovered after six days---However, it appeared that both the recoveries most probably were made from the same place so it was a serious question that if the accused got recovered empty what was the hurdle in his way also to get recovered the pistol on that day---Said fact had smashed the authenticity of the positive report of firearm expert which now at the most was a piece of paper with no supportive outcome for prosecution---Circumstances established that the prosecution had badly failed to prove its case against the accused beyond reasonable doubt---Appeal was allowed and accused was acquitted by setting aside the convictions and sentences recorded by the Trial Court.

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