MUHAMMD SAFDAR vs State Ss — 2023 YLRN 82 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

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MUHAMMD SAFDAR VS State Ss. 302(b), 364-a, 377, 201 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, kidnapping, sodomy, causing disappearance of evidence of offence, common intention---appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Delay of four days in reporting the matter to the police---Effect---accused were charged that they kidnapped the minor son of the complainant, committed sodomy and murdered him---as per prosecution version on 19.05.2019 at 9:00 a.m. minor son of the complainant, accompanied his paternal uncle towards "Sunday Bazar" at his cloth-stall and at 2:00 p.m. he went missing from there while the matter was reported to the police on 23.05.2019 at 4:20 p.m. after the delay of about four days through a written application against unknown accused persons--- Circumstances established that the prosecution absolutely failed to bring on record any convincing/reliable evidence/material to establish that the accused were involved in the commission of the alleged offence---appeal against conviction was allowed, in circumstances.

MUHAMMD SAFDAR vs State Ss — 2023 YLRN 82 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

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