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---Ocular account and medical evidence---Confliction---Accused was charged for committing murder of the sister of complainant by cutting her throat with a sharp edged sickle---According to the ocular account the eye witnesses stated regarding infliction of only one injury on the neck of the deceased by the appellant with the help of sickle whereas according to the post mortem report of the deceased there were three incised wounds on the neck, right hand and left cheek and one contusion around right eye extending to right forehead and right cheek of deceased---Remaining three injuries except injury No.1, which was on the neck of the deceased, were not explained by the eye witnesses---Had the eye-witnesses seen the occurrence then they must have explained all the injuries sustained by deceased---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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