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JAFAR alias ZAFAR vs State S — 2022 YLRN 13 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation
2022 YLRN 13 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court
Lahore High Court
Year
2022
Parties
JAFAR alias ZAFAR vs State S
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 302

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Judgment text as reported

JAFAR alias ZAFAR VS State S. 302(b)--- Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Sentence, reduction in---Weapon of offence was recovered at the instance of accused---Reliance---Scope--- Accused was charged for committing murder of his wife by inflicting hatchet blows---Record showed that blood stained hatchet at the instance of the accused was recovered, however, the same was immaterial because the occurrence allegedly took place on 27.02.2017, the accused was arrested in the case on 20.03.2017 and got recovered the alleged hatchet on 24.03.2017--- Said hatchet was received in the office of Forensic Science Agency about twenty eight days after the incident, therefore, there was remote possibility of blood being present on the hatchet---Sentence of the accused was altered from death to imprisonment for life, in circumstances---Appeal was dismissed with said modification in sentence.

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