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MUHAMMAD IJAZ vs State S — 2022 YLRN 66 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation
2022 YLRN 66 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court
Lahore High Court
Year
2022
Parties
MUHAMMAD IJAZ vs State S
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 302

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Judgment text as reported

MUHAMMAD IJAZ VS State S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Accused was charged for committing murder of his wife/ daughter of complainant---Record showed that wire and a piece of cloth were recovered on the pointation of accused---According to the evidence of the Medical Officer, the cause of the death of deceased was asphyxia therefore, recovery of electric wire to corroborate the allegation that the accused committed the murder of his wife with electric shock was inconsequential---Piece of cloth had also been recovered on the pointation of the accused but none of the prosecution's eye-witnesses had stated that the accused committed the murder of his wife with the help of a cloth or by strangulating her neck---Medical Officer, during her cross-examination stated that she did not notice any injury on the neck of the deceased---Recovery of a piece of cloth on the pointation of the accused was of no avail to the prosecution---Circumstances established that the prosecution had failed to prove its case against the accused beyond the shadow of doubt---Appeal against conviction was allowed, in circumstances.

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