Asad Abbas alias Achoo vs State Ss — 2026 MLD 46 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2026 MLD 46 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2026
Reporter: MLD
Parties: Asad Abbas alias Achoo vs State Ss
Subject matter: Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

Asad Abbas alias Achoo VS State Ss. 302(b), 324, 109, 148 & 149---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, abetment, rioting armed with deadly weapons, unlawful assembly---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Ocular account and medical evidence---Contradictions---Accused were charged for committing murder of two persons and causing injuries to a female of complainant party by firing---Record showed that after a delay of six months, the complainant instituted a private complaint in which the role attributed to the appellant was materially altered---In that complaint both the locale and number of injuries were changed, assigning the appellant specific injuries to the left thigh, testicular region, and other parts of the body of deceased---Pictorial diagram prepared by the Medical Officer, exhibited on record, indicated that injury located on the left flank at the back of the deceased was an exit wound---Hence, it was clearly established that the medical evidence was in direct conflict with the ocular account---Where a material contradiction arises between the ocular account and the medical evidence, and such discrepancy cannot be reconciled, the benefit of the doubt must be afforded to the accused---Circumstances established that the prosecution had miserably failed to prove its case against the appellate beyond the shadow of reasonable doubt---Appeal against conviction was allowed, accordingly.

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