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---Post mortem upon the dead body of the deceased conducted promptly--- Accused was charged for committing murder of the brother of the deceased by firing---Medical Officer, who conducted the postmortem examination, led to the conclusion that the deceased died a homicidal death---Tenor of cross-examination of the witnesses also did not dispute that the documents were belatedly handed over to the said Medical Officer---Deceased died a homicidal death---Thus, there was no delay in conducting post-mortem examination of the dead body of deceased---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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