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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---Medical evidence---Scope---Accused was charged for committing murder of the wife of the complainant by firing---Record showed that the medical evidence was in complete harmony with the ocular testimony and no conflict could be pointed out to create dent in the prosecution case as firearm injury on the person of the deceased was reflected in her post-mortem report, which ultimately became the cause of her unnatural death as opined by Medical Officer---Firearm injury observed by the Medical Officer on the person of the deceased was specifically attributed by the eye-witnesses to the accused---Ocular evidence about the kind of weapon used during the occurrence, time of incident and locale of injury as narrated by the eye-witnesses had also fully tallied with medical evidence---Medical Officer was also subjected to lengthy cross-examination but nothing beneficial to the accused could be extracted from her---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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