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HAQ NAWAZ vs State S — 2022 YLR 721 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation
2022 YLR 721 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court
Lahore High Court
Year
2022
Reporter
YLR
Parties
HAQ NAWAZ vs State S
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 302

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Judgment text as reported

HAQ NAWAZ VS State S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Related witness---Statement of--- Reliance--- Scope--- Accused was charged for committing murder of the brother of the complainant by firing---Eye-witnesses being the real brother and the paternal cousin of the deceased respectively had no reason to falsely implicate the accused in the commission of the offence by substituting him and letting off the real culprits, more so when the accused was also related to the witnesses---No such material was available on record which would indicate substitution of the accused in the case with the real culprit---Circumstances established that the prosecution had proved its case against the accused beyond the shadow of any doubt, however, due to some mitigating circumstances, death sentence of the accused was altered to imprisonment for life---Appeal was dismissed with said modification in sentence.

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