MUHAMMAD HASSAN alias AAMIR vs State Ss — 2022 YLR 805 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

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MUHAMMAD HASSAN alias AAMIR VS State Ss. 302(b), 324, 109, 148 & 149---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, abetment, rioting armed with deadly weapon, unlawful assembly---Appreciation of evidence---Recovery of weapon of offence and crime empties---Reliance---Scope---Accused were charged for committing murder of the father-in-law, mother-in-law and wife of the complainant by firing---Prosecution revealed that firing was made by the accused persons and investigation showed that from the place of occurrence, 35 crime empties of pistol 9 mm were recovered which were sent to Forensic Science Laboratory through Police Official/court witness which parcel was deposited the next day---Pistol was recovered after about two months on the lead of accused from his house---Prosecution produced a witness who proved the time, place and nature of recovery---Defence despite cross-examination could not bring on record anything favourable to the accused---Report of Forensic Science Laboratory showed that test empties sent for testing were not fired from the weapon recovered---Rather from the bare examination of cartridges they were found different from one those fired from 9 mm pistol---Such fact showed that empties were totally replaced in the process, otherwise, first report could not have been declared as positive---Second examination of pistol and empties took place after four years of recovery---Chance of damage could not also be ruled out---Such circumstance was of no help for the defence and it could not be considered that pistol recovered on the disclosure/lead of accused was not matched with the crime empties collected from the spot---Circumstances established that the prosecution had successfully proved the case against the present accused on the touchstone of standard required in a criminal case---Appeal against conviction being devoid of merit was dismissed.

MUHAMMAD HASSAN alias AAMIR vs State Ss — 2022 YLR 805 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

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