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---Recovery of weapon of offence---Inconsequential---Accused was charged for committing murder of the sister of complainant by cutting her throat with a sharp edged sickle---Record showed that weapon of offence i.e. sickle was recovered---However, said recovery was not effected on the pointing out of the appellant---Swabs taken from the handle and blade of sickle did not match with the DNA profile of the appellant---Said sickle was recovered on the day of occurrence by Forensic Science Agency team from a drum lying at the spot but none of the prosecution eye witnesses stated that while leaving the place of occurrence the appellant threw his sickle in the said drum---Under the circumstances, the recovery of sickle was of no avail to the prosecution---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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