Ali Akbar vs State Ss — 2025 MLD 818 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

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Ali Akbar VS State Ss. 302(b), 324, 148 & 149---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, rioting armed with deadly weapons, unlawful assembly---Appreciation of evidence---Motive not proved---Accused were charged for committing murder of the son of complainant and also causing injures to the complainant by firing---According to the prosecution version, appellant No. 1 had a suspicion of illicit relations of his daughter with the deceased, and due to said grudge, the accused persons attacked the complainant party by creating the false allegation of theft of wood---Complainant deposed that he did not record all the motive part of the occurrence in his statement and he mentioned the motive of the occurrence for the first time in his private complaint after about six months of the occurrence---Eye-witness deposed that he got recorded in his statement that motive behind the occurrence was that appellant No. 1 was having suspicion of illicit relations of his daughter with the deceased and due to that grudge, the accused persons committed the occurrence---Said facts were not mentioned in his statement before police---Said witness admitted that he correctly recorded the motive of the theft of wood in his statement---Investigating Officer deposed that he did not record statement of complainant and any witnesses throughout their investigation regarding any other motive except the motive of theft of wood which had been mentioned in the FIR---Motive mentioned in the FIR regarding the theft of wood was not proved against the accused persons during their investigation---Circumstances established that the prosecution had not been able to prove its case against the appellants beyond any shadow of doubt---Appeal against conviction was allowed accordingly.

Ali Akbar vs State Ss — 2025 MLD 818 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

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