ALLAH RAKHA vs State Ss — 2022 PCrLJN 88 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

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ALLAH RAKHA VS State Ss. 302(b), 201, 148 & 149---Qatl-i-amd, causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender, rioting armed with deadly weapon, unlawful assembly---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Confession of the accused before witnesses---Scope---Accused was charged that he along with co-accused committed murder of the brother of complainant---Record showed that it was the case of prosecution that all the accused while appearing before two private persons made confession that they committed the murder of deceased---Both the said witnesses were not produced during trial and given up by the prosecution for the reason that they were won-over by the accused---On that score alone it was not difficult to hold that the chain of circumstantial evidence was broken, and its' destruction was in totality---Circumstances established that prosecution had failed to prove its case against the accused beyond reasonable doubt---Appeal was allowed and accused was acquitted by setting aside convictions and sentences recorded by the Trial Court, in circumstances.

ALLAH RAKHA vs State Ss — 2022 PCrLJN 88 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

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