Sajid Ali vs State Ss — 2025 PCrLJ 1412 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2025 PCrLJ 1412 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2025
Reporter: PCRLJ
Parties: Sajid Ali vs State Ss
Subject matter: Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

Sajid Ali VS State Ss. 295-C & 298-a---Making derogatory remarks against the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him), use of derogatory remarks, etc., in respect of holy personages---appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Contradictions in the statements of witnesses---accused was charged for speaking words defiling the sacred name of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him), and the sacred names of the wives, members of the family of the Holy Property (peace be upon him) and the righteous Caliphs and companions of the Holy Property (peace be upon him) in the presence of witnesses---all the prosecution witnesses made entirely different statements with regard to the words allegedly used by the appellant and heard by the said prosecution witnesses---Not even two of the prosecution witnesses repeated the utterances of the appellant while using the same words or even the same utterances, denuding the failure of the prosecution witnesses to give a consistent account of what was uttered by the appellant---Thus, it proved that it was a case of Chinese Whispers, with the information being passed on from one prosecution witness to another, than the prosecution witnesses having themselves hearing the appellant---appeal against conviction was allowed, in circumstances.

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