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JAFAR vs State Ss — 2022 PCrLJ 891 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation
2022 PCrLJ 891 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court
Lahore High Court
Year
2022
Reporter
PCRLJ
Parties
JAFAR vs State Ss
Subject matter
Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

JAFAR VS State Ss. 302, 109, 148 & 149---Qatl-i-amd, abetment, rioting armed with deadly weapon, unlawful assembly---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Improvements made by witnesses---Scope---Prosecution case was that the accused party made firing upon complainant party, due to which three persons died---Contents of the FIR showed that the complainant and witnesses had assigned collective role of firing to all the accused persons, however, in private complaint and while appearing before the Trial Court, they improved their earlier stance by assigning the specific role of firing to each of the accused persons upon the body of the deceased persons---Deposition of the eye-witnesses, who were most important witnesses of the prosecution came up with deliberate improvements made the prosecution case doubtful---Circumstances established that the prosecution had failed to prove its case against the accused persons beyond any shadow of doubt---Appeal against conviction was allowed, in circumstances.

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