Citation Name: 2024 PCrLJ 1951 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHOREBookmark this Case Aamir Hayat vs State Interested witn

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Citation Name: 2024 PCrLJ 1951 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHOREBookmark this Case Aamir Hayat VS State Interested witness, evidence of---Scope---Testimony of an interested witness should be scrutinized with care and caution---Independent corroborating evidence is essential to test validity and credibility of testimonies of interested witnesses. Citation Name: 2024 PCrLJ 1951 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHOREBookmark this Case Aamir Hayat VS State S.302 (b)---Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Delay in registration of FIR---Motive---Proof---Benefit of doubt---Accused was convicted by Trial Court for committing Qatl-i-amd and was sentenced to death---First Information Report was lodged with a delay of two hours---Such delay in ordinary course could have been ignored but when both prosecution witnesses claimed their presence at place of occurrence at the relevant time, then such delay could not be overlooked for the reason that distance between place of occurrence and police station was 2 kilometers and hospital was at a distance of 1 1/4 kilometers from the police station---Father of accused stood acquitted in a murder case of grandson of an employee of deceased, way back in the year 2005 who had earned acquittal likewise accused in the year 2010 had earned acquittal in the case of causing injuries to paternal grandson of deceased---Accused could not have carried the venom after about ten years of his acquittal or fifteen years after acquittal of his father---Prosecution failed to prove charge against the accused beyond any shadow of doubt---High Court extended benefit of doubt to accused, set aside conviction and sentence awarded to him by Trial Court and acquitted him of the charge---Appeal was allowed in circumstances. Citation Name: 2024 PCrLJ 1951 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHOREBookmark this Case Aamir Hayat VS State Motive---Scope---When eye-witness account is disbelieved, the rest of evidence like motive, medical or recovery are only of corroborative nature and cannot be made basis to record or sustain conviction.

Citation Name: 2024 PCrLJ 1951 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHOREBookmark this Case Aamir Hayat vs State Interested witness, evidence of — 2024 PCrLJ 1951 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

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