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Irfan Haider vs State Ss — 2025 PCrLJ 605 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation
2025 PCrLJ 605 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court
Lahore High Court
Year
2025
Reporter
PCRLJ
Parties
Irfan Haider vs State Ss
Subject matter
Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

Irfan Haider VS State Ss. 302(b), 324, 148 & 149---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, rioting armed with deadly weapons, unlawful assembly---Appreciation of evidence---Contradictions in the statements of witnesses---Accused were charged for committing murder of the brother of complainant by firing and also causing firearm injury to his uncle---In the present case, the depositions of the prosecution witnesses revealed that they were not stating the complete truth, and there was a conflict between the statements of the prosecution witnesses---Complainant and the eye-witness in their statements could not answer most of the questions and answered the questions by saying that they did not remember---Such fact created doubt about the presence of the complainant, the injured witness and the eye-witness at the place of occurrence where deceased was done to death, as it was the prosecution case that the injured witness was present at a distance of 1½ acre from the place of occurrence at the time of incident---Complainant deliberately concealed facts from the Court while replying to the question by saying he did not remember, however, the complainant deposed during cross-examination, that his memory was not weak---If the memory of the complainant was not weak, he should have answered each question---Delay in lodging the report, and where the incident was reported and whether the complainant drafted the complaint or someone else, raised considerable doubt regarding the veracity of the evidence of the prosecution witnesses and pointed towards the infirmity of evidence---Appeal against conviction was allowed, in circumstances.

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