SAMI ULLAH vs State S — 2023 YLR 1461 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2023 YLR 1461 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2023
Reporter: YLR
Parties: SAMI ULLAH vs State S
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 302

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Judgment text as reported

SAMI ULLAH VS State S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Sentence, reduction in---Mitigating circumstances---Motive not proved--- Recovery of weapon in consequential---Accused was charged for committing murder of the father of complainant by firing---Record showed that prosecution had set a motive against accused but had failed to prove the same---Recovery of rifle .222 bore on the pointation of the accused had been disbelieved---Under the said circumstances, the death sentence awarded to the accused was quite harsh and the sentence of imprisonment for life would meet the ends of justice---Thus, the conviction was maintained but sentence awarded to the accused was altered from death to imprisonment for life---Appeal was dismissed with said modification in sentence.

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