Shafqat Ali vs State Ss — 2025 YLR 1187 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2025 YLR 1187 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2025
Reporter: YLR
Parties: Shafqat Ali vs State Ss
Subject matter: Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

Shafqat Ali VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Plea of alibi not proved---Accused were charged for committing murder of his wife/daughter of complainant by inflicting hatchet blows---Appellant alleged that he was at L-(Lahore) on the day of the incident and did not commit the incident---However, the appellant had not produced any material evidence or witnesses to establish his plea---Rather the complainant specifically deposed during examination-in-chief that on 04.03.2021, he, given up witness and eye-witness visited the house of accused etc.; they remained busy in talking with each other, while sitting in the courtyard of the house of accused etc; they conversed with the appellant to pacify and cool down the situation---Thereafter, the complainant, given up witness and eye-witness left the house of the appellant and went to their houses---On the following morning i.e. 05.03.2021 at about 04:00 a.m. of the same night, the complainant, given up witness and eye-witness were attracted to the house of accused persons on hearing hue and cry, where they witnessed the incident---Defence had not denied these facts---Instead, the defence asked specific questions about the presence of complainant and eye-witness and about the presence of the dead body, to which both witnesses replied---Statements of said witnesses were consistent on that point---Circumstances established that the prosecution had proved its case against the appellant---Appeal against conviction was dismissed accordingly.

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