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Irfan Ali vs State Ss — 2025 PCrLJ 2009 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation
2025 PCrLJ 2009 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court
Lahore High Court
Year
2025
Reporter
PCRLJ
Parties
Irfan Ali vs State Ss
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 302

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Judgment text as reported

Irfan Ali VS State Ss. 302(b), 324, 337-F(iii), 109, 148 & 149---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, ghayr jaifah mutalahimah, abetment, rioting armed with deadly weapons, unlawful assembly---Appreciation of evidence---Sentence, reduction in single firearm injury---Acquittal of co-accused---Mitigating circumstances---Accused were charged for committing murder of the deceased by firing and causing firearm injuries to the witness---As far as the death sentence awarded to appellant was concerned, firstly it was noted that the appellant was although implicated with the role of causing two firearm injuries on the body of deceased but in this backdrop the evidence of Medical Officer was very relevant and he observed only one firearm entry wound on the body of deceased and the second injury was declared to be simple in nature---Infliction of solitary firearm injury was also considered an acknowledged mitigating circumstance warranting conversion of death sentence into imprisonment for life---Secondly, co-accused who was alleged by the prosecution to have inflicted a firearm injury to injured witness had been acquitted by the Trial Court---Said decision was subsequently affirmed by this Court---Even the slightest of circumstance could be enough to convert death sentence of an accused into life imprisonment and no extraordinary circumstances were necessary to effect that change---Thus, the death penalty imposed on appellant under S.302(b), P.P.C., was hereby commuted to imprisonment for life---With said modification in the sentence of the appellant, appeal was dismissed.

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