Muhammad Arshad vs State Ss — 2025 PCrLJ 1877 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

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Muhammad Arshad VS State Ss. 302(b), 324, 427, 148, 149 & 109---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, mischief by causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees, rioting armed with deadly weapons, unlawful assembly, act of terrorism---appreciation of evidence---Ocular account supported by medical evidence---accused were charged for committing murder of five persons and causing injuries to eight persons of complainant party by firing---Record showed that all the eye-witnesses/injured witnesses had specifically stated that remaining two accused caused firearm injuries on the persons of deceased---Said witnesses were cross-examined at length but their evidence could not be shaken during the process of cross-examination---Said witnesses corroborated one another on all material aspects of the case and had also established their presence at the time of occurrence at the place of occurrence with their stated reasons---Evidence of said witnesses was straight forward, trustworthy, confidence inspiring and could not be discarded mere on probabilities---Discrepancies in the statements of the witnesses pointed out by defence were minor and general in nature, which occurred in every case when witnesses were cross-examined at later stage as in the present case, thus, were not fatal to the prosecution case---Moreover, it was a daylight occurrence; parties having murder enmity were previously known to each other, so there was no question of mis-identity of the appellants leaving the actual culprit scot-free---Medical evidence had been furnished by Medical Officers, who during post-mortem examination on the dead bodies of deceased respectively observed firearm injuries on their persons attributed to the said two appellants which were ante-mortem in nature and were sufficient to cause death in ordinary course of nature---Therefore, medical evidence had fully supported the ocular account furnished by the said eye-witnesses/injured witnesses---appeal against conviction to the extent of said two appellant was dismissed, in circumstances.

Muhammad Arshad vs State Ss — 2025 PCrLJ 1877 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

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