Muhammad Afzal vs State S — 2025 YLR 941 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2025 YLR 941 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2025
Reporter: YLR
Parties: Muhammad Afzal vs State S
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 302

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Judgment text as reported

Muhammad Afzal VS State S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Unnatural conduct of eyewitnesses in not saving the deceased---Accused was charged for committing murder of the sister of complainant by cutting her throat with a sharp edged sickle---Complainant was real brother whereas eyewitness was paternal uncle of the deceased---Complainant party compromised of two adult male members whereas the appellant was alone at the time of occurrence---As per scaled site plan the distance between the eye witnesses and the appellant was only ten feet at the time of occurrence---According to post mortem report of the deceased there were four injuries on the body of deceased---Appellant was not armed with any formidable weapon like firearm at the time of occurrence and he was only carrying a sickle at the relevant time---Said witnesses, who were closely related to the deceased, did not try to intervene and save the deceased at the time of occurrence and even after the occurrence they did not try to apprehend the appellant at the spot---Said witnesses kept on standing like silent spectators and they allowed the appellant to inflict repeated injuries on the body of deceased---Such fact showed that the said witnesses were not present at the spot at the relevant time and their conduct was highly unnatural---Circumstances established that the prosecution had failed to prove its case against the appellant beyond the shadow of doubt---Appeal against conviction was allowed accordingly.

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