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Ali Raza vs State Ss — 2025 MLD 1760 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation
2025 MLD 1760 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court
Lahore High Court
Year
2025
Reporter
MLD
Parties
Ali Raza vs State Ss
Subject matter
Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

Ali Raza VS State Ss. 302, 311 & 338-C---Qatl-i-amd, isqat-i-janin and fasad-fil-arz---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Recovery of weapon of offence on the disclosure of accused---Inconsequential---Accused were charged for committing murder of the pregnant wife of complainant by firing and inflicting churri blows---As per statement of Investigating Officer, he got recovered pistol .30 bore at the disclosure of appellant, on unloading the same, six live bullets were also recovered---Perusal of the statement of Investigating Officer revealed that statedly recovered pistol along with six live bullets were made into sealed parcel---As per case of prosecution, parcel of pistol was received in Forensic Science Agency but perusal of report of Forensic Science Agency revealed that parcel received in said Agency was having pistol .30 bore but availability of six live bullets in said parcel were not mentioned therein, meaning thereby, that parcel which was prepared at the place of recovery which was having pistol along with live bullets was not received in the said Agency or it was tampered with and its safe custody was compromised, therefore, said report of Forensic Science Agency was inconsequential and resultantly said recovery could not provide any corroboration to the case of prosecution---Circumstances established that prosecution had failed to prove its case against the appellant beyond shadow of doubt---Appeal against conviction filed by the accused was allowed, accordingly.

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