WASI HAIDER vs State Ss — 2022 PCrLJ 1695 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2022 PCrLJ 1695 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2022
Reporter: PCRLJ
Parties: WASI HAIDER vs State Ss
Subject matter: Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

WASI HAIDER VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Dishonest improvements made by witnesses---Scope---Accused was charged for committing murder of the mother of complainant---In the present case, the incident occurred at about 10.15 p.m. and deceased suffered bullet injury while standing in the courtyard of the house, whereas the accused was located in the street---At the relevant time, there was no light in the neighbourhood due to electricity load-shedding and that fact was even admitted by eye-witness---Eye-witness realized the importance of light and they accordingly claimed to have captured the visuals of incident in the light of electricity bulb installed at a Bank, situated in the same street---Frailty of such claim of eye-witnesses was exposed from the statement of Police Officials who described the intervening distance between the Bank and crime scene as 65 to 68 paces---Even otherwise, that source of light was introduced by both the eye-witnesses through dishonest improvements made by them in their court statements---Statement of draftsman could safely be termed as final nail in the coffin of prosecution case, so far as it related to the availability of light at the spot---Draftsman noted no point in site plan to pinpoint the availability of light around the crime scene---Circumstances established that the prosecution remained unsuccessful in proving its case against accused beyond shred of any ambiguity---Appeal against conviction was allowed, in circumstances.

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