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---First Informtion Report lodged with promptitude---Accused was charged for committing murder of the brother of the deceased by firing---Record showed that the incident occurred at about 08.45 pm on 04.03.2016, wherein accused shot down brother of complainant with his rifle---Complainant arranged a vehicle and took the victim for medical treatment to a hospital, but on the way to the hospital, he succumbed to the injury, and they brought back the dead body of deceased at the place of occurrence---Oral complaint of the complainant was scribed by SI at 09.45 p.m. on 04.03.2016 at the place of occurrence against the accused named therein---First Informtion Report was chalked out at 10.15 p.m. by Head Constable---Distance between the place of occurrence and the Police Station was 22 kilometers, showing that it was promptly lodged---Circumstances estab-lished 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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