MUHAMMAD AATIF vs State Ss — 2022 PCrLJ 489 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2022 PCrLJ 489 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2022
Reporter: PCRLJ
Parties: MUHAMMAD AATIF vs State Ss
Subject matter: Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

MUHAMMAD AATIF VS State Ss.302, 396, 397 & 412---Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), Art. 22---Qatl-i-amd, dacoity with murder, robbery or dacoity with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt, dishonestly receiving property stolen in the commission of dacoity---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Test identification parade---Joint identification parade---Scope---Accused were charged for committing murder of two persons by firing during dacoity at petrol pump---Record showed that identification parade of accused and his co-accused was conducted jointly---Such joint identification parade was neither acceptable nor reliable in the eye of law as such it was ruled out of consideration against the accused---Circumstances established that the prosecution had failed to bring on record any convincing and reliable evidence to establish nexus of the accused with the occurrence---Appeal was allowed and accused was acquitted by setting aside convictions and sentences recorded by the Trial Court.

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