ABDUL AZIZ vs State Ss — 2023 YLR 2120 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2023 YLR 2120 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2023
Reporter: YLR
Parties: ABDUL AZIZ vs State Ss
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 302

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Judgment text as reported

ABDUL AZIZ VS State Ss. 302, 324, 337-F(v) & 34---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, itlaf-i-udw, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Sentence, reduction in---Mitigating circumstances--- Lack of common intention--- Accused were charged that they made firing upon the complainant party, due to which father and brother of the complainant died whereas complainant and two of his relatives were injured---Record showed that it was not a case of capital sentence against two accused because they made only one fire shot on the person of deceased and that too in a situation not clearly stated through cogent evidence---Otherwise, the roles of said two accused of having caused individual injuries respectively on the persons of deceased stood established, therefore, their conviction under S. 302(b) P.P.C for their individual roles was upheld, however, keeping in view the individual role of accused persons, their conviction and sentences passed for sharing common intention for each other's roles were set-aside; their appeals were partly allowed and death sentences were altered to imprisonment for life.

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