Usama Ali vs State Ss — 2025 YLR 427 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2025 YLR 427 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2025
Reporter: YLR
Parties: Usama Ali vs State Ss
Subject matter: Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

Usama Ali VS State Ss. 302(b), 109, 148 & 149---Qatl-i-amd, abetment, rioting armed with deadly weapons, unlawful assembly---Appreciation of evidence---Last seen evidence doubtful---Accused was charged for committing murder of the son of complainant along with his two friends by firing---Case of the prosecution was structured through last seen evidence as a first clue for the involvement of accused/appellant, which was deposed by two witnesses, cousins inter se and relative of complainant---One witness was a fruit vendor and other a property dealer---One of the witnesses was simply a fruit vendor and had no hand or share in property business of other witness---Presence of said witness in the month of Ramadhan at 8.30 p.m. in town for the purpose of observing an activity of plotting was nothing but a story---Occurrence took place in the month of June and both the witnesses were not expected to be there at 8.30 p.m., that too in the month of Ramadhan when Muslims were busy in offering their Esha prayer followed by Taravih---No mosque was there in town that could justify that after offering Esha prayer said witnesses were walking from town to bank of canal which was allegedly at a distance of ½ kilometer---Appeal against conviction was allowed, in circumstances.

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