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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---Motive was not proved---Scope---Accused was charged for committing murder of his wife by inflicting hatchet blows---Motive behind the occurrence as alleged in the FIR was that deceased used to ask the accused to do labour and due to that grudge the accused committed murder of the deceased---Undoubtedly quarrel between the spouses was not unusual in the culture but merely on that reason it was not expected that a husband would kill his wife on such petty issue---No cogent/ convincing evidence qua motive pat of the incident was produced by the prosecution during the trial---No independent witness qua motive was joined by police in investigation or produced by prosecution before the Trial Court during trial---Prosecution had failed to prove motive against the accused---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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