NASIR ABBAS vs State Ss — 2022 PCrLJ 109 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2022 PCrLJ 109 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2022
Reporter: PCRLJ
Parties: NASIR ABBAS vs State Ss
Subject matter: Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

NASIR ABBAS VS State Ss. 302, 324, 34, 337-F(i), 337-F(v) & 440---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, common intention, shajjah-i-khafifah, ghayr-jaifah, mischief committed after preparation made for causing death or hurt---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Ocular account---Scope---Prosecution case was that the accused party made firing upon complainant party, due to which one person died, while other received severe injuries---Ocular account had been furnished by complainant, injured and eye-witness---Complainant was father, injured was cousin and eye-witness was nephew of the deceased---Narration of occurrence given by said witnesses was repellent to senses---Record showed that it was a night occurrence and witnesses were sitting in the car---Witnesses had identified the culprits in the lights of car yet it was hardly believable that they could see the assailants when they had been firing desperately---All the witnesses were equally under direct and immediate threat of death but still they were able to give photographic narration of the occurrence by attributing fire shots at the deceased and injured at the hands of two accused persons at a distance of thirty three feet---Said witnesses had no weapons along with them so they were at the mercy of assailants to be targeted---Circumstances established that the prosecution had failed to prove its case against the accused persons beyond any shadow of doubt---Appeal against conviction was allowed, in circumstances.

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