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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---Prosecution case was that the accused party made firing upon complainant party, due to which three persons died---Motive behind the occurrence was previous enmity---Record showed that five accused to whom effective roles in the occurrence were attributed had been acquitted of the charge on the same set of evidence through the impugned judgment---Role of said accused was also identical with that of the present accused---Likewise, other co-accused to whom role of abetment was assigned had also been acquitted of the charge---All the co-denounced aside from the accused were announced blameless over the span of examination---Once arraigned witnesses were doubted concerning a co-blamed then, at that point, they could not be depended upon with respect to the next co-charged until and except if it was upheld by any free verifying piece of proof, which was prominently absent in the present case---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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