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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---Medical evidence---Scope---Accused was charged for committing murder of his wife/ daughter of complainant---Motive behind the occurrence was that accused did not like the deceased upon which they had dispute and accused wanted to contract a second marriage and due to that grudge, accused committed the murder of deceased---Medical evidence furnished by the prosecution in the case through Lady Medical Officer had not supported the prosecution case in any manner---Claim of the prosecution's eye-witnesses was that they reached in the house of the accused and thereafter, the accused raised noise that his wife had died---Post-mortem report as well as, according to the statement of Lady Medical Officer made during her cross-examination stated that dead body was received in the Dead House of the hospital at 05:00/ 06:00 a.m.---If the prosecution's eye-witnesses reached in the house of the accused at 05:00/06:00 a.m., and saw that the accused and deceased were present in their house at that time and thereafter, the accused raised noise that she had died then as to how the dead body was received in the hospital at the same date and time---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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