Rao KHALID IQBAL vs State S — 2023 MLD 559 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2023 MLD 559 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2023
Reporter: MLD
Parties: Rao KHALID IQBAL vs State S
Provisions referred to: S. 540---Q

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Judgment text as reported

Rao KHALID IQBAL VS State S. 540---Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), Arts. 132 & 133---Re-summoning of prosecution witnesses for cross-examination---Scope---Accused assailed order passed by Trial Court whereby it had dismissed the application for re-calling the order of closing accused person's right of cross-examination---Cross-examination on the witnesses could not be conducted due to the non-availability of the counsel for the accused and it appeared that the accused was using delaying tactics---Trial Court had asked the accused to cross-examine the witnesses himself but the accused did not have sufficient expertise to cross-examine the witnesses and it could not be considered as substitute to the cross-examination conducted by a defence counsel---High Court observed that it would be in the fitness of things if the defence counsel be given one more opportunity to cross-examine the witnesses---Revision petition was allowed and the Trial Court was directed to give one more chance to the accused to complete the cross-examination.

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