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ZAFAR IQBAL vs State S — 2022 YLR 1357 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation
2022 YLR 1357 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court
Lahore High Court
Year
2022
Reporter
YLR
Parties
ZAFAR IQBAL vs State S
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 302

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Judgment text as reported

ZAFAR IQBAL VS State S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Ocular account---Scope---Accused was charged for committing murder of the wife of the complainant by firing---Ocular account had been furnished by husband and brother of the deceased respectively---Said witnesses gave specific reasons for their presence at the place of occurrence, as according to the prosecution story occurrence took place outside the house of the complainant---Presence of the said witnesses at the place of occurrence was neither unnatural nor improbable because they were closely related to the deceased---Despite that they were seriously cross-examined regarding the incident, they remained consistent throughout on each and every material point and their credibility could not be shattered by the defence---Evidence of said witnesses was trustworthy and confidence inspiring and could not be discarded merely on the basis of their relationship with the deceased---Said witnesses had no reason to let off the real culprits and involved the accused in the case, even otherwise substitution was rare a phenomenon---Circumstances established that the prosecution had proved its case against the accused through confidence inspiring ocular account corroborated by medical evidence---Appeal against conviction was dismissed accordingly.

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