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GHULAM ABBAS vs State Ss — 2022 YLR 99 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation
2022 YLR 99 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court
Lahore High Court
Year
2022
Reporter
YLR
Parties
GHULAM ABBAS vs State Ss
Subject matter
Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

GHULAM ABBAS VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---Qatl-i-amd, common intention--- Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Weapon of offence was recovered from the accused---Reliance---Scope---Accused was charged that he along with co-accused committed murder of the deceased by inflicting hatchet blow---Record showed that hatchet had been recovered from accused after ten days of the alleged occurrence---As per FIR, the accused after the incident ran away, however, both the eye-witnesses deposed in their court statements that the accused persons again entered their house---Said fact created doubt about the recovery proceedings---Even otherwise, it did not appeal to reason that the accused might have kept "hatchet" with him intact in order to produce it before the Investigating Officer on his arrest---Accused could not be expected to keep the "hatchet" in the Chhapar of cattle in his house for a long period, when he could have easily disposed of the same---Circumstances established that the prosecution had badly failed to bring home the guilt of the accused---Appeal against conviction was allowed, in circumstances.

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