MUHAMMAD NAWAZ vs State Ss — 2022 YLRN 181 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

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MUHAMMAD NAWAZ VS State Ss. 302(b), 364, 201, 148 & 149---Qatl-i-amd, kidnapping or abduction in order to murder, causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender, rioting armed with deadly weapon, unlawful assembly---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Delay of about two days in lodging FIR---Scope---Accused were charged for committing murder of the brother of complainant after kidnapping him---Motive behind the occurrence was that the accused had suspected that deceased had illicit liaison with his daughter---Distance between police station and the place of occurrence was ten kilometres---Delay of about two days in reporting the crime to the police without there being any plausible explanation---Material witnesses of prosecution did not utter even a single word about the said delay before the Trial Court---Such inordinate delay in setting the machinery of law in motion spoke volumes against the veracity of prosecution version---Circumstances established that the prosecution could not prove its case against the accused beyond any shadow of doubt---Appeal was allowed and accused were acquitted by setting aside convictions and sentences recorded by the Trial Court.

MUHAMMAD NAWAZ vs State Ss — 2022 YLRN 181 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

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