MUHAMMAD AYAZ vs State Ss — 2023 YLR 1537 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

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MUHAMMAD AYAZ VS State Ss. 302(b) & 325---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit suicide---Appreciation of evidence---Promptly lodged FIR---Accused was charged for committing murder of the son of the complainant by inflicting knife blows---Record showed that the occurrence in the case took place at about 02.30 pm on 12.09.2017 and was reported by the complainant to the police with promptitude through his written application to Police Official at 3.30 p.m. on the same day---On the basis of the written application of the complainant, the formal FIR was registered at 04.20 p.m. by Police Official at the Police Station---Thus, it was apparent that the written application of the complainant was submitted with noteworthy swiftness, especially when the complainant of the case had suffered the trauma of the death of his young son, aged about ten years, at the hands of the accused---Complainant not only named the accused, but also mentioned each and every minor as well as material fact of the incident in his written application, which of course excluded the possibility of deliberation or consultation regarding false implication of the accused in the case---Salient features of the occurrence had been elaborately explained in the written application---Promptitude in reporting the matter to the police also corroborated the case of the prosecution as against the accused---Such promptitudeness in reporting the matter to the police established the presence of the witnesses at the place of occurrence at the time of occurrence and supported their narrative---Circumstances established that the prosecution had proved its case against the accused beyond any shadow of doubt, however due to mitigating circumstance, the death sentence was altered to imprisonment for life---Appeal against conviction was dismissed with said modification in sentence.

MUHAMMAD AYAZ vs State Ss — 2023 YLR 1537 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

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