RIAZ vs State Ss — 2023 YLR 2471 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2023 YLR 2471 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2023
Reporter: YLR
Parties: RIAZ vs State Ss
Subject matter: Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

RIAZ VS State Ss. 302(b), 109, 114, 148 & 149---Qatl-i-amd, abetment, abettor present when offence committed, rioting armed with deadly weapon, unlawful assembly---Appreciation of evidence---Motive proved---Accused was charged for committing murder of the brother of the deceased by firing---Motive behind the occurrence was that daughter of the close relative of the complainant was abducted by accused and deceased demanded her back from accused, and due to said grudge, occurrence took place---Defence had not denied that accused abducted daughter of close relative of complainant--- Instead, it was the plea of the accused that compromise was effected between him and the father of abductee---On the following day of the occurrence, Nikah of the niece of accused was going to be performed with the brother of said abductee, but the accused failed to produce father of abductee in his defence---Accused had not stated that his niece's marriage took place with the brother of abductee---Accused admitted that the dispute between him and father of abductee remained on the abduction of said abductee, but fact remained that the cross-examination conducted by the defence revealed that the defence indirectly admitted the motive part of the evidence---Circumstances established that the prosecution had proved its case against the accused, however, due to some mitigating circumstances, the death sentence was converted into imprisonment for life---Appeal was dismissed with said modification in sentence.

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