MUHAMMAD NAWAZ vs State Ss — 2022 PCrLJ 1542 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2022 PCrLJ 1542 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2022
Reporter: PCRLJ
Parties: MUHAMMAD NAWAZ vs State Ss
Subject matter: Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

MUHAMMAD NAWAZ VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Delay of eight hours in lodging the FIR---Scope---Accused were charged that they in furtherance of their common intention committed murder of the daughter of the complainant by firing---Record showed that occurrence took place at 9.00 a.m., but the FIR had been lodged at 05.00 p.m. with the delay of eight hours from the time of occurrence---Distance between the police station and the place of occurrence was nine kilometres---In order to cover the said delay in lodging the FIR, the eye-witnesses stated that in fact, they first took the victim in injured condition to the Hospital where the doctor after examining referred the injured to other hospital---Neither the doctor who first examined the deceased in injured condition at Hospital had been produced in the witness box nor any Medico-legal Report regarding the Examination of deceased in injured condition and her referral to the other hospital had been produced in the prosecution evidence---Circumstances established that the prosecution had failed to prove its case against the accused beyond shadow of doubt---Appeal was allowed and accused was acquitted by setting aside convictions and sentences recorded by the Trial Court, in circumstances.

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