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Master Riaz Ahmad vs State Ss — 2025 PCrLJ 1816 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation
2025 PCrLJ 1816 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court
Lahore High Court
Year
2025
Reporter
PCRLJ
Parties
Master Riaz Ahmad vs State Ss
Subject matter
Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

Master Riaz Ahmad VS State Ss. 302(b), 109, 148 & 149---Qatl-i-amd, abetment, rioting armed with deadly weapons, unlawful assembly---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Authenticity of FIR doubtful---Appellants along with their co-accused committed murder of the brother of complainant by firing---Post-mortem examination report revealed that the probable time between death and post-mortem was within 24 hours---There was no plausible explanation for the 11-hours delay in conducting the post-mortem examination from the time of the FIR registration, i.e., 11:45 a.m. on 30.07.2015---Such delay led to the conclusion that the FIR was recorded late and not at the time it was claimed to have been---Said aspect of the matter was sufficient to cast doubt on the authenticity of the FIR---Admittedly, the complainant got drafted application from someone---Person who prepared the complaint had neither joined the investigation nor been cited as a prosecution witness---Non-mentioning that fact in the application/complaint indicated that the complainant had not stated the complete truth and that the FIR came into existence later, after due deliberations and consultations---Author of the complaint should have stated that he prepared the complaint under the instructions of the complainant---Therefore, in those circumstances, the possibility of consultations and deliberations on the part of the complainant could not be ruled out, which created a dent in the prosecution's case---Appeal against conviction was allowed, in circumstances.

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