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

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MUHAMMAD IJAZ VS State S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Delay of about twelve hours in conducting post-mortem--- Effect---Evidence of Lady Medical Officer showed that although the dead body was received in the dead house of the hospital at 05:00/06:00 a.m. but the police papers were produced before the said Medical Officer at 02:15 p.m., thereafter, post-mortem examination was conducted on the dead body of the deceased at 04:45 p.m., as such, there was delay of twelve hours in conducting the post-mortem examination---Said delay in conducting the post-mortem examination was suggestive of the fact that eye-witnesses of the prosecution were not present at the spot at the relevant time and the said delay was consumed in procuring the attendance of fake eye-witnesses---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.

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

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