HASSAN JAVED vs State Ss — 2022 YLR 1403 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2022 YLR 1403 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2022
Reporter: YLR
Parties: HASSAN JAVED vs State Ss
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 7---Q

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Judgment text as reported

HASSAN JAVED VS State Ss. 302, 365-a, 148 & 149---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Qatl-i-amd, kidnapping or abducting for extorting property, valuable security etc., rioting armed with deadly weapon, unlawful assembly, act of terrorism---appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Last seen evidence---Scope---accused were charged for kidnapping the son of complainant for extorting money, but committing his murder---Evidence of last seen was furnished before the Trial Court by two witnesses---Story narrated by both the witnesses of last seen appeared to be improbable because the complainant as well as accused persons were already known to those witnesses---If said witnesses had seen minor son of complainant in the company of accused persons along with unknown person(s), then as to why they did not ask the reason from the accused persons for taking the minor---Even witnesses told story of last seen to the complainant after the registration of case---Conduct displayed by the said witnesses was nothing but unusual detracting from the veracity of his statement---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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