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Bilal Muzaffar alias Heera vs State Ss — 2025 PCrLJ 942 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation
2025 PCrLJ 942 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court
Lahore High Court
Year
2025
Reporter
PCRLJ
Parties
Bilal Muzaffar alias Heera vs State Ss
Subject matter
Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

Bilal Muzaffar alias Heera VS State Ss. 302(b), 148 & 149---Qatl-i-amd, rioting armed with deadly weapons, unlawful assembly---Appreciation of evidence---Delay of about fifteen to seventeen hours in conducting postmortem of the dead bodies of the deceased persons---Effect---Accused were charged for committing murder of the father of complainant and two others by firing---Postmortem examination of the dead bodies was conducted by Medical Officer on 06.05.2013 at 08:00 a.m. of the first dead body; at 09:00 a.m. of the second dead body; and at 10:15 a.m. of the third dead body respectively with delay of fifteen hours, sixteen hours and seventeen hours respectively---Delay in conducting the postmortem examinations was not explained by the prosecution---If, after endorsing police "proceedings" on the application/complaint at 06:15 p.m. on 05.05.2013, the dead bodies were shifted to THQ Hospital, then the delay in conducting the postmortem examination was not explained by the prosecution---Perusal of inquest reports prepared by Investigating Officer revealed that a copy of FIR was not sent with the dead bodies---Delay in conducting a post-mortem examination on the dead bodies of deceased persons had not been explained---Hence, those circumstances raised considerable doubt regarding the veracity of the case and it was not safe to base a conviction on it---Unexplained delay in conducting postmortem examination on the dead bodies of the deceased persons proved fatal to the case of the prosecution---Appeal against conviction was allowed, in circumstances.

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