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GHULAM MURTAZA vs State Ss — 2023 PCrLJN 64 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation
2023 PCrLJN 64 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court
Lahore High Court
Year
2023
Parties
GHULAM MURTAZA vs State Ss
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 324

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Judgment text as reported

GHULAM MURTAZA VS State Ss. 324 & 337-F(iii)---attempt to commit qatl-i-amd and mutalahimah---Sentence, reduction in---Mitigating circumstances---Scope---accused assailed his conviction under Ss. 324 & 337-F(iii), P.P.C.---Courts below after proper and correct appreciation and appraisal of the entire evidence had held the petitioner as guilty and no misreading or non-reading of evidence could be found in the ocular account and recovery to justify interference in the conviction of the accused---Delay of six hours in lodging the FIR; contradictions in medical and ocular account; three injuries with blackening but no exit wounds---Occurrence had taken place at the spur of the moment---Co-accused had been acquitted and pistol had not matched with the empties---all the said circumstances had made the case of accused one of mitigations---accused had served out two years, eleven months and eight days out of his sentence---Quite a sufficient period had already been undergone by him---Sentence of imprisonment under S. 324, P.P.C. which the accused had already undergone was taken sufficient to meet the ends of justice and the same was modified accordingly---With modification in sentence, the revision petition was dismissed. [Paras. 10, 11 & 12 of the judgment]

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