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IRFAN SALEEM vs State Ss — 2022 YLR 1782 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation
2022 YLR 1782 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court
Lahore High Court
Year
2022
Reporter
YLR
Parties
IRFAN SALEEM vs State Ss
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 342

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Judgment text as reported

IRFAN SALEEM VS State Ss. 302(b) & 449---Qatl-i-amd, house-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with death---Appreciation of evidence---Sentence, reduction in---Identification of accused---Scope---Accused was charged for committing murder of the brother of complainant by firing---Record showed that it was 25th of August, a day of most extreme hot season in that part of the country---Occurrence took place at about 04:00 a.m. and that fact had not been disputed by both the sides that it was almost dawn that meant the source of natural light was there---Accused was residing in the same area where occurrence took place---Not only in the charge, but also in his examination under S.342, Cr.P.C, accused had given his same address---In the statement of witness, it was mentioned that accused was known to him since childhood---When all were residing in one and the same Mohallah and familiar to each other since childhood, the identification by both the witnesses at the given time was not a difficult task---Circumstances established that accused had been rightly convicted by the Trial Court---Death penalty was converted into imprisonment for life as the same was extreme penalty, in circumstances---Appeal was dismissed with said modification in sentence.

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