Muhammad Amir vs The State S — 2025 PCrLJ 1368 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

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Muhammad Amir VS The State S. 302(b)---Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), Art. 22---Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Delay in conducting the identification parade---Immaterial---Accused was charged for committing murder of the son of complainant by inflicting churri blows---Allegedly, identification parade conducted two and half months of the incident created doubt---As per the prosecution's case, the incident occurred on 12.06.2019, whereas the identification parade proceedings took place on 26.07.2019---Said fact suggested that an identification parade took place forty-five days after the occurrence, whereas the defence plea was that the witness stated that the complainant came to know about the accused two and a half months ago---After the identification parade, the complainant came to know about the accused---Question of defence was not straightforward, whether the complainant came to know the accused after the incident or after the identification parade---Defence alleged that witness admitted during the cross-examination that complainant told him about the accused, but said date was not remembered to him and identification parade was conducted on 14.06.2019 whereas identification parade was conducted on 26.07.2019---Another witness deposed during cross-examination that on the second day of the occurrence complainant told him that accused murdered his son suggested that accused was known to the prosecution witnesses before identification parade was misconceived---Eye-witness admitted that the date when complainant informed him about accused was not remembered, but it did not establish that it happened before the identification parade---Defence failed to bring on record when and how the complainant came to know that accused murdered the deceased---By asking questions about the description and identification of the accused, the defence clarified that until the identification parade, which was held on 26.07.2019, the complainant was unaware of the accused's name---Besides, the defence took a contradictory stance about the arrest/surrender of the accused---Appeal filed against conviction was dismissed, in circumstances.

Muhammad Amir vs The State S — 2025 PCrLJ 1368 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

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