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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---Extra-judicial confession---accused were charged for kidnapping the son of complainant for extorting money, but committing his murder---Witness had stated that the accused confessed his guilt about the commission of crime---No occasion or reason for the accused to make such confession before that witness because he was a cultivator by profession and did not enjoy any social status/authority prompting the accused to make such a confession before him---Present was not the case of that witness before the Trial Court that they along with his son tried to apprehend the accused at the time of his extra-judicial confession, who was not armed with any weapon---Even otherwise, said witness neither informed the police nor anybody else---Evidence of extra-judicial confession was not worthy of reliance---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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