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---Benefit of doubt---Unnatural conduct of eye-witnesses---Accused was charged for committing murder of the father of complainant by inflicting hatchet blows---Appellant after de-boarding from the motorcycle went to water channel, took out hatchet from there, attacked victim, gave several blows of hatchet to him and as per statement of Medical Officer, who conducted postmortem examination over the dead body of the deceased of the case, thirteen injuries were noted on the body of the deceased; then question was why complainant and cited eye-witnesses could not intervene, snatch hatchet and apprehend the appellant---Common prudent man could not accept that if son of the person was present at the place of occurrence along with his two maternal cousins, then single assailant could give several blows with hatchet to the person, and said son along with his maternal cousins would not intervene to save his father, snatch hatchet and apprehend the appellant---In this case, complainant and cited eye-witnesses did not attempt to apprehend the accused even from backside---Said witnesses even did not try to immediately shift the injured (now deceased of the case) from the place of occurrence---So, such conduct of the complainant being son of the deceased as well as cited eye-witnesses, who were maternal cousins of the complainant, was unnatural and not appealing to common prudent man and reflected that they were not present at the time and place of occurrence---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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