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

Case information

Citation: 2022 YLR 805 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2022
Reporter: YLR
Parties: MUHAMMAD HASSAN alias AAMIR vs State Ss
Subject matter: Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

MUHAMMAD HASSAN alias AAMIR VS State Ss. 302(b), 324, 109, 148 & 149---Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), Art. 129(g)--- Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, abetment, rioting armed with deadly weapon, unlawful assembly---Appreciation of evidence---Withholding of material evidence---Scope---Accused were charged for committing murder of the father-in-law, mother-in-law and wife of the complainant by firing---Motive behind the occurrence was previous bloodshed---Record showed that during the occurrence, a passerby who was also injured but could not appear as witness---Defence had seriously objected about her non-appearance so as to push the court to draw an adverse inference---Investigating Officer stated during cross-examination that he never tried to join into investigation the said injured---Record showed that said injured being relative of both the parties did not appear as witness---Defence was at liberty to call for such witness as defence witness or court witness to shatter the prosecution case---Prosecution was not obliged to put her in the dock because it was quality not the quantity that mattered---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, in circumstances.

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