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 one hour and fifteen minutes in lodging the FIR---Effect---Accused were charged for committing murder of the father of complainant and two others by firing---Incident took place on 05.05.2013 at 5:15 pm, and the same was reported at 06:15 pm by the complainant through the written application to the Police Inspector at the place of occurrence, who recorded the police proceedings on it---First Information Report was lodged at 6:15pm with a delay of one hour and fifteen minutes---Inter-se distance between the place of occurrence and the police station was three miles---As per record, Inspector Police reached the spot and incorporated the proceedings at 6:15 pm on 05.05.2013---No family members of the deceased persons reported the incident to the police soon after the incident---Deposition of complainant, Investigating Officer, Medical Officer as well as contents of the inquest reports created serious doubt about the time of reporting the incident to the police---Delay in lodging the FIR often results in consultation and deliberation, which was a creature of afterthought---Circumstances established that the prosecution had not been able to prove on record that the FIR was recorded at the time it was claimed to have been recorded---Appeal against conviction was allowed, in circumstances.

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