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Muhammad Sibtain vs State Ss — 2025 PCrLJ 262 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation
2025 PCrLJ 262 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court
Lahore High Court
Year
2025
Reporter
PCRLJ
Parties
Muhammad Sibtain vs State Ss
Subject matter
Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

Muhammad Sibtain VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Chance witnesses---No justification for the presence of witnesses at the time and place of occurrence---Chance witnesses---Accused was charged for committing murder of the brother-in-law of complainant by inflicting hatchet blow---Both the witnesses failed to substantiate the reason which prompted them to visit the house of deceased at the odd hours of night---For clarity of proposition, it was mentioned that the witnesses went to the house of deceased out of curiosity after noticing his absence from an ongoing marriage ceremony of their close relative---It was incumbent upon the prosecution to prove that in fact there was a marriage function but that onus was not discharged in any manner---Though according to prosecution case, marriage ceremony of Mr. "I" was going on but admittedly none from his family appeared before the Trial Court for endorsing the claim of the witnesses---Failure of prosecution to prove the truth of ongoing marriage function left both the witnesses with no reason to visit the house of deceased in the dark hours of night, rendering their depositions as of chance witnesses---Appeal against conviction was allowed, in circumstances.

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