Muhammad Ramzan vs State S — 2026 YLR 361 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

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Muhammad Ramzan VS State S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Medical evidence not supporting the ocular account---Accused was charged for committing murder of the father of complainant by inflicting hatchet blows---As per statement of Medical Officer, thirteen injuries were noted on the body of the deceased including stab wounds, contusion marks and lacerated wounds, however, as per ocular account, hatchet blows from wrong side and straight side were given by the appellant on different parts of the body of the deceased---In such circumstances, availability of stabbed wounds on the body of the deceased raised question marks---As per own case of prosecution, deceased in injured condition was referred to DHQ Hospital, but Medical Officer stated in categorical terms that he did not receive any referral slip of the deceased---Hence, ocular account had not been supported/confirmed in stricto-sensu by the medical evidence to the extent of availability of stabbed wounds---Though out-door patient's tickets of deceased issued by RHC had been brought on the record yet neither time of arrival of deceased in RHC, nor who brought deceased to the RHC had been mentioned in the same; signature or thumb-impression of injured now deceased was not available; name or the signature of the complainant or any other cited eye-witness or police employee had not been mentioned on the same---Emergency Register of RHC, had not been produced regarding arrival of injured than deceased over there---So much so that any Medico-Legal Examination Certificate issued by RHC, had not been brought on the record and though Medical Officer was produced regarding out-door patient's tickets yet he stated during cross-examination that both said documents did not bear the time of arrival and departure of patient and it was no where mentioned in both said documents that condition of the patient was serious---Circumstances established that prosecution had failed to prove its case against the appellant beyond shadow of doubt---Appeal against conviction was allowed, accordingly.

Muhammad Ramzan vs State S — 2026 YLR 361 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

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