Zulfiqar Khan vs State Ss — 2026 YLR 142 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2026 YLR 142 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2026
Reporter: YLR
Parties: Zulfiqar Khan vs State Ss
Subject matter: Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

Zulfiqar Khan VS State Ss. 302(b), 324, 109 & 34---Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), Art. 129(g)---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, abetment, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Withholding material witnesses---Effect---Accused were charged for making indiscriminate firing upon the complainant party, due to which one person died and one person sustained firearm injury---According to the contents of FIR the most natural witnesses of the occurrence in whose presence the occurrence took place were not produced by the prosecution during the trial---Said witnesses were also the witnesses of recovery of empties from the spot and taken into possession by the Investigating Officer of the case through recovery memos, whereas those witnesses were also the witnesses of recovery of blood stained earth taken into possession by the Investigating Officer of the case through recovery memo from the place where murder of deceased was committed and also the recovery witnesses of blood stained earth taken into possession by the Investigating Officer of the case through recovery memo from the place where injured witness sustained injuries at the hands of appellant---Therefore, the prosecution withheld best available evidence and in view of Art.129(g) of Qanun-e-Shahadat, 1984, adverse inference that had said witnesses been produced before the Trial Court they would not have supported the prosecution case, could safely be drawn against the prosecution---Appeal against conviction was allowed, in circumstances.

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