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ABDUL MAJEED alias CHEETA vs State Ss — 2022 YLR 587 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation
2022 YLR 587 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court
Lahore High Court
Year
2022
Reporter
YLR
Parties
ABDUL MAJEED alias CHEETA vs State Ss
Subject matter
Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

ABDUL MAJEED alias CHEETA VS State Ss. 302(b), 394 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, robbery, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Same set of evidence / witnesses' statements forming basis of acquittal of co-accused persons used to convict accused persons without any independent corroboration---Held, that the co-accused of the present accused to whom effective role in the occurrence was attributed had been acquitted of the charge through the impugned judgment on the same set of evidence---Witnesses of ocular account during their court statements had categorically stated that co-accused made a fire shot which hit the deceased---Role of co-accused was also identical with that of the present accused---Prosaic rule of law and equity that once arraignment witnesses were doubted concerning a co-blamed then, at that point, they could not be depended upon with respect to the next co-charged until and except if it was upheld by any free verifying piece of proof, which was prominently absent in the moment case---Circumstances established that the prosecution had failed to prove its case against the accused beyond any shadow of doubt---Appeal against conviction was allowed, in circumstances.

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