MUHAMMAD AKHTAR vs State Ss — 2022 PCrLJ 591 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2022 PCrLJ 591 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2022
Reporter: PCRLJ
Parties: MUHAMMAD AKHTAR vs State Ss
Subject matter: Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

MUHAMMAD AKHTAR VS State Ss. 302 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Recovery of crime empties and weapon of offence---Reliance---Scope---Accused were charged for committing murder of the brother of the complainant---Two crime empties were recovered from the place of occurrence on 18.03.2010---Accused was arrested on 25.03.2010---Empties were sent to Forensic Science Agency, on 01.04.2010---Pistol was recovered on 07.04.2010 and the same was sent to Forensic Science Agency on 19.04.2010---Matching report of said crime empties with the pistol recovered from the accused was received---Empties having been sent after the arrest of the accused, therefore, no inference could be drawn with respect to effect of matching report on the culpability of accused---Recovery did not favour the prosecution---Trial Court had already taken lenient view while awarding sentence to the accused, hence appeal against conviction was dismissed.

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