Tahir Mahmood vs State Ss — 2026 YLR 1171 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2026 YLR 1171 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2026
Reporter: YLR
Parties: Tahir Mahmood vs State Ss
Subject matter: Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

Tahir Mahmood VS State Ss. 302(b), 201, 114 & 34---Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), Art.40---Qatl-i-amd, intentionally causing evidence of an offence to disappear or giving false information to screen an offender, abettor present when offence committed, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Discovery of any fact on the information of the accused in police custody---Scope---Accused were charged for committing murder of the son of complainant by inflicting toka blows---In order to apply Art.40 of the Qanun-e-Shahadat, 1984, the prosecution must establish that information given by the accused led to the discovery of some fact deposed by him and the discovery must be of some fact which the police had not previously learnt from any other source---According to the prosecution case itself, no new fact was discovered as a consequence of the disclosures of the appellant on 03.11.2020---Hence, the alleged statements of the appellant made in police custody at the time he pointed out the various places on 03.11.2020 could not be read in evidence and would remain inadmissible---Appeal against conviction was allowed, in circumstances.

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