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MUHAMMAD EJAZ vs State Ss — 2022 YLRN 39 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation
2022 YLRN 39 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court
Lahore High Court
Year
2022
Parties
MUHAMMAD EJAZ vs State Ss
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 7---Q; S. 365-

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Judgment text as reported

MUHAMMAD EJAZ VS State Ss. 302(b), 364, 365-a & 201---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Qatl-i-amd, kidnapping or abducting in order to murder, kidnapping or abducting for extorting property, valuable security etc., causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender, act of terrorism---appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Non-availability of Call Data Record---Scope---accused was charged for committing murder of the brother of the complainant after kidnapping him for extorting property---Present accused had allegedly demanded ransom amount from the complainant---Neither Call Data Record of the mobile phone used by the accused was collected during the course of investigation nor its ownership was got verified in order to establish that fact of the case---Further in view of deficit evidence on that aspect, Trial Court had acquitted the accused for the offence under S.365-a, P.P.C.---Circumstances established that the prosecution had failed to prove its case against the accused beyond any shadow of doubt---appeal against conviction was allowed, in circumstances.

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