Muhammad Waqar vs State Drowning — 2025 PCrLJ 672 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2025 PCrLJ 672 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2025
Reporter: PCRLJ
Parties: Muhammad Waqar vs State Drowning

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Judgment text as reported

Muhammad Waqar VS State Drowning---Diatom test---Scope---Diatom test is an effective method for determining whether death was caused by drowning---When a person is alive and death occurs due to drowning, referred to as ante-mortem drowning, it means the individual inhaled water while their mouth and nose were submerged---During this process, diatoms present in the water enter the lungs and, through blood circulation, reach the liver or other organs as blood continues to flow in the arteries and veins---In such cases, both the diatoms in the control water sample and those in the deceased's liver test positive---On the other hand, if the individual was already dead before entering the water, the lungs may contain diatoms, but the liver will not test positive for diatoms because blood circulation ceases after death---In this scenario, diatoms in the control water sample test positive, whereas those in the deceased's liver test negative as explained by Modi in A Textbook of Medical Jurisprudence and Toxicology, 27th Edn., p. 606-7.

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