Muhammad Shahbaz vs State Ss — 2025 MLD 982 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2025 MLD 982 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2025
Reporter: MLD
Parties: Muhammad Shahbaz vs State Ss
Subject matter: Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

Muhammad Shahbaz VS State Ss. 302(b), 109 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, abetment, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Presence of the complainant and eye-witness at the spot not proved---Chance witnesses---Accused was charged that he along with his co-accused committed murder of the maternal uncle of complainant by firing---In the inquest report, which was prepared on 16-09-2017, Investigating Officer mentioned the names of the persons who identified the dead body of deceased---Names of said witnesses had also been mentioned in the last column of the inquest report---Such fact outrightly suggested that the complainant and the eye-witness were not present when the inquest report in this case was prepared---At the time of occurrence, the positions stated by the witnesses conflicted---Thus, they were chance witnesses, as by coincidence or chance, they were present at the place of occurrence when the incident was taking place---Said witnesses could not normally be where and when they professed to have been---Prosecution witnesses had not deposed the reason for their presence at the place of occurrence---Admittedly, they were not residents of the locality where the incident occurred---Appeal against conviction was allowed, in circumstances.

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