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---Evidence of wajtakkar---Scope---Accused were charged for committing murder of the brother of complainant after kidnapping him---Evidence of wajtakkar was furnished by two witnesses---Said witnesses had claimed that when they reached near the northern outlet of canal they saw the accused persons and their co-accused while armed with rifles who crossed the complainant party without any conversation---Both the said witnesses did not claim that they saw the accused persons and their co-accused in a perplexed condition---Both the said witnesses had not stated any plausible reason for their presence near the northern outlet of canal on the fateful night and as such the said piece of evidence was not helpful for the prosecution---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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