Muhammad Dilawar vs State Ss — 2026 PCrLJ 824 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2026 PCrLJ 824 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2026
Reporter: PCRLJ
Parties: Muhammad Dilawar vs State Ss
Subject matter: Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

Muhammad Dilawar VS State Ss. 302(b), 201 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, causing disappearance of evidence of offence or giving false information to screen offenders, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Motive not proved---Accused were charged for committing murder of the brother of complainant---Motive behind the occurrence was that appellant "H" had developed illicit relations with appellant "D" whereas deceased used to forbid his wife (appellant "H") but she did not mend her ways and ultimately, both the appellants along with 2/3 unknown persons committed the murder of the deceased---Admittedly, the motive part of incident was based on oral assertions and no solid evidence in that regard was produced by the prosecution during the trial---There was a haunting silence with regard to the minutiae of motive alleged---No place of motive incident had been mentioned by any of the prosecution witnesses and they had not claimed that they were present at the time of occurrence of motive incident---No independent witness was produced by the prosecution to prove the motive as alleged---Moreover, it was an admitted rule of appreciation of evidence that motive was only supportive piece of evidence and if the ocular account was found to be unreliable then motive alone could not be made basis of conviction---Even otherwise a tainted piece of evidence could not corroborate another tainted piece of evidence---Thus, prosecution had failed to prove the motive part of the occurrence---Appeal against conviction was allowed, in circumstances.

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