GHULAM RASOOL vs State S — 2022 YLR 853 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2022 YLR 853 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2022
Reporter: YLR
Parties: GHULAM RASOOL vs State S
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 302

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Judgment text as reported

GHULAM RASOOL VS State S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Unnatural conduct of witnesses---Scope---Accused was charged for committing murder of the daughter of the complainant---Motive alleged was a family dispute between accused and deceased---Conduct of eye-witnesses remained unnatural throughout on various reasons: Firstly, eye-witnesses along with another witness were present in the house of accused and all the three were in a position to stop him for assaulting deceased, however, they simply tried to sensitize the accused, with no positive result; secondly, occurrence took place at 07:30 a.m. but none of them ever bothered to inform the police till the arrival of complainant who reached there at 11:00/11:30 a.m.---Neither complainant nor they considered it necessary to call the police because Sub-Inspector in his statement specifically said that he arrived at crime scene on receiving information through Moharrar and none else---Conduct of real mother and real brother of deceased also remained questionable as they too did not feel appropriate to inform the police for the reason best known to them---Circumstances established that the prosecution had failed to prove its case beyond shadow of doubt---Appeal against conviction was allowed, in circumstances.

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