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RASHED alias CHAND vs State Ss — 2022 PCrLJ 664 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation
2022 PCrLJ 664 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court
Lahore High Court
Year
2022
Reporter
PCRLJ
Parties
RASHED alias CHAND vs State Ss
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 7---C; S. 164---Q; Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)

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Judgment text as reported

RASHED alias CHAND VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 164---Qatl-i-amd, common intention, act of terrorism---appreciation of evidence---Confessional statements of accused recorded after taking all precautionary measures---accused were charged for committing murder of the brother of the complainant by firing---In the present case, confessional statements of all three accused were recorded separately by Judicial Magistrate---all the three accused were separately produced before the Judicial Magistrate and each of them was apprised that he was under no compulsion to make any confession and that, the same could be used against him---Sufficient time was provided to each accused to have a second thought but they remained persistent with their desire to make such statement---Each accused provided all the details about the motive/background of occurrence, mode and manner of crime committed by them---Close scrutiny of the confessional statements left not an iota of doubt that while recording those statements, all the precautionary measures provided in law, were taken---Circumstances established that the prosecution had proved its case beyond any shadow of doubt---However, death sentences of two accused were converted into life imprisonment due to mitigating circumstances and death sentence of third accused was maintained---appeal was dismissed with said modification in sentences.

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