Ali Akbar Zia vs State Ss — 2025 PCrLJ 893 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2025 PCrLJ 893 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2025
Reporter: PCRLJ
Parties: Ali Akbar Zia vs State Ss
Subject matter: Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

Ali Akbar Zia VS State Ss. 302(b), 109 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, abetment, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Contradictions in the statements of witnesses---Accused were charged for committing murder of the father of complainant by firing---Depositions of the witnesses revealed that the incident was reported to the Investigating Officer at R.H.C---Contrary to the depositions of the complainant, the eye-witness and the Investigating Officer, inquest report revealed that in column No.1 relating to the place where death occurred or dead body was recovered, "301/HR" was mentioned---In column No.24 of the inquest report, dead body was shown as lying at road in the area of complainant---At the last page of inquest report, the place where inquest report was prepared was mentioned as "Chak No.301/HR"---Besides, police proceedings incorporated by the Investigating Officer revealed that after recording the verbal statement of the complainant, he inspected the dead body of the deceased, prepared the injury statement and sent the dead body for postmortem examination to Tehsil Headquarter Hospital, through Police Constable and after that he sent the Fard Biyan to the police station for registration of formal FIR through Police Constable (not cited as witness)---At the end of the police proceedings, the area where the same was incorporated was mentioned as "Chak No. 301---Circumstances established that the prosecution had failed to prove its case against the appellant beyond any shadow of doubt---Appeal against conviction was allowed accordingly.

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