Pervaiz alias Irfan vs State Ss — 2026 PCrLJ 134 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2026 PCrLJ 134 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2026
Reporter: PCRLJ
Parties: Pervaiz alias Irfan vs State Ss
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 7---Q

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Judgment text as reported

Pervaiz alias Irfan VS State Ss. 302(b), 336-B, 338 & 201---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Qatl-i-amd, causing hurt with a corrosive substance, 'isqat-i-haml', causing disappearance of evidence of an offence or giving false information to screen an offender, act of terrorism---appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Presence of witnesses at the spot not proved---Chance witnesses, evidence of---Scope---accused was charged for committing murder of his wife/daughter of complainant along with her unborn child by causing hurt with corrosive substance---Investigating Officer deposed that prosecution witnesses were not residents of the place of occurrence, which was situated within the limit of police station of the occurrence, but complainant resided at other Tehsil---In order to justify their presence, prosecution witnesses claimed that they went to the place of occurrence on the date of commission of offence to give "eidi" to the deceased---admittedly, neither the day of occurrence was Eid, nor was it remotely close to Eid---Therefore, prosecution witnesses were, at best, chance witnesses---Under the law, presumption arose against their presence at the scene of the crime, unless a plausible explanation had been rendered by justifying their presence---Where no explanation had been tendered, his/her testimony would fall within the category of suspect evidence and could not be accepted without a pinch of salt---appeal against conviction was allowed, in circumstances.

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