Muhammad Irfan alias Pomi vs State Ss — 2026 PCrLJ 201 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2026 PCrLJ 201 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2026
Reporter: PCRLJ
Parties: Muhammad Irfan alias Pomi vs State Ss
Subject matter: Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

Muhammad Irfan alias Pomi VS State Ss. 302(b), 148 & 149---Qatl-i-amd, rioting armed with deadly weapons, unlawful assembly---Appreciation of evidence---Motive not proved---Sentence, reduction in---Accused was charged that he along with his co-accused persons committed murder of the brother of complainant by firing---Motive set up by complainant in private complaint was that a quarrel took place between deceased and appellant etc. at noon time on the day of occurrence and due to that grudge, the accused persons with their common object committed murder of deceased---Notable that the prosecution had not led any substantial evidence in that regard, therefore, mere oral assertion of eye-witnesses in that regard could not be considered enough to prove the motive part of prosecution's case---Prosecution evidence was completely silent as to where and in whose presence the alleged altercation took place at noon time before the occurrence, hence, the prosecution had failed to prove the motive and actual circumstances due to which the appellant had taken such an extreme step against the deceased which remained shrouded in mystery---Circumstances established that the prosecution otherwise proved its case beyond any shadow of doubt, however, due to some mitigating circumstances, death sentence was altered to imprisonment for life---With said modification in sentence, appeal against conviction was dismissed, in circumstances.

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