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2022 PCrLJ 314 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUHAMMAD ASLAM VS State S. 302(b)--- Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Accused was charged for committing murder of his wife by inflicting hatchet blows---Motive behind the incident was stated to be that the decease…
2022 PCrLJ 314 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUHAMMAD ASLAM VS State Benefit of doubt---Principle---Benefit of doubt is always extended in favour of the accused---Case of the prosecution if found to be doubtful then every doubt even slightest is to be resolved in favour of the accused…
2022 PCrLJ 314 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUHAMMAD ASLAM VS State S. 302(b)--- Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Delay in reporting the matter---Scope---Accused was charged for committing murder of his wife by inflicting hatchet blows---Record showed that t…
2022 PCrLJ 338 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
ALAM KHAN VS State Ss. 302(b), 392 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, robbery, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Recovery of currency notes from accused persons---Scope---Accused were charged for murdering the uncle of compla…
2022 PCrLJ 338 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
ALAM KHAN VS State art. 22---Test identification parade---Joint identification parade---Evidentiary value---accused were arrested and were sent to judicial lock up for identification parade which was held on jointly---Joint identification p…
2022 PCrLJ 338 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
ALAM KHAN VS State Ss. 302(b), 392 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, robbery, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Presence of witnesses at the spot was doubtful---Chance witnesses---Scope---Accused were charged for murdering t…
2022 PCrLJ 338 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
ALAM KHAN VS State Ss. 302(b), 392 & 34---Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), Art. 22---Qatl-i-amd, robbery, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Test identification parade---Infirmities---Accused were charged for mur…
2022 PCrLJ 338 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
ALAM KHAN VS State Ss. 302(b), 392 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, robbery, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Recovery of weapon of offence on the instance of accused---Reliance---Scope---Accused were charged for murdering…
2022 PCrLJ 338 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
ALAM KHAN VS State Witness---Material improvements made by a witness in his statement---Effect---If a witness improved his version to strengthen the prosecution case, his improved statement could not be relied upon as the witness had improv…
2022 PCrLJ 338 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
ALAM KHAN VS State Ss. 302(b), 392 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, robbery, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Recovery of mobile phone and motorcycle on the pointation of accused---Accused were charged for murdering the un…
2022 PCrLJ 338 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
ALAM KHAN VS State Ss. 302(b), 392 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, robbery, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Night time occurrence---Source of light---Scope---Accused were charged for murdering the uncle of complainant by…
2022 PCrLJ 364 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
KHALID HUSSAIN VS DRUG INSPECTOR/DRUG CONTROLLER LODHRAN S. 18(h)---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), Ss. 435 & 439---Powers of Inspector---Scope---Petitioner assailed order passed by Chairman, Drug Court, whereby his application for de-…
2022 PCrLJ 385 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
SAMAR ABBAS VS State Medical evidence---Scope---Medical evidence might only confirm the ocular account with regard to the receipt of injury, locale of injury, kind of weapon used for causing the injury, duration between the injury and the d…
2022 PCrLJ 385 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
SAMAR ABBAS VS State S. 302(b)--- Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Recovery of weapon of offence---Reliance---Scope---Accused was charged for committing murder of his wife/daughter of complainant by firing---Record…
2022 PCrLJ 385 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
SAMAR ABBAS VS State S. 302(b)--- Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Motive was not proved---Scope---Accused was charged for committing murder of his wife/daughter of complainant by firing---Motive behind the occurre…
2022 PCrLJ 385 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
SAMAR ABBAS VS State S. 302(b)--- Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt--- Chance witnesses--- Scope--- Accused was charged for committing murder of his wife/daughter of complainant by firing---Motive behind the occurrenc…
2022 PCrLJ 385 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
SAMAR ABBAS VS State Benefit of doubt---Principle---If there is a single circumstance, which creates doubt regarding the prosecution case, the same is sufficient to give benefit of doubt to the accused.
2022 PCrLJ 385 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
SAMAR ABBAS VS State Duty of prosecution---Scope---Prosecution has to prove its case against the accused by standing on its own legs and it cannot take any benefit of the weaknesses of the defence.
2022 PCrLJ 385 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
SAMAR ABBAS VS State Witness---Chance witness---Scope---Testimony of chance witness is not accepted unless justifiable reasons are shown to establish his presence at the crime scene at the relevant time---In normal course, the presumption u…
2022 PCrLJ 408 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUHAMMAD AKHTAR KHAN VS JUSTICE OF PEACE/ADDITIONAL SESSIONS JUDGE, MULTAN Ss. 22-a & 22-B--- Constitution of Pakistan, art. 199--- Constitutional petition---Ex-officio Justice of Peace---Locus standi---Scope---Petitioner assailed order pas…
2022 PCrLJ 408 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUHAMMAD AKHTAR KHAN VS JUSTICE OF PEACE/ADDITIONAL SESSIONS JUDGE, MULTAN art. 199--- Constitutional petition--- Locus standi--- Scope---Jurisdiction of High Court is conceived and regulated by art. 199 of the Constitution and it is sine q…
2022 PCrLJ 421 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Malik ZAFAR IQBAL VS State Nullum crimen sine lege---Meaning---"There can be no crime or punishment unless it is in accordance with law that is certain, unambiguous and not retroactive".
2022 PCrLJ 421 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Malik ZAFAR IQBAL VS State Ss. 11-B, 11-F & 11-J(2)---Proscribed organization, membership and funding---Appreciation of evidence---Term "reasonable grounds to believe" and "benefit of doubt"---Distinction---Accused persons were alleged to h…
2022 PCrLJ 421 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Malik ZAFAR IQBAL VS State S. 32---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 265-C---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 10-A---Supply of copies and framing of charge---Seven days, period---Applicability---Fair trial---Purpose of S. 265-C, Cr.P.C.…
2022 PCrLJ 461 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
SAFDAR HAYAT VS EX-OFFICIO JUSTICE OF PEACE Literal rule---Effect---Such rule of interpretation is nearly biblical when it comes to interpreting a statute---Other rules i.e. purposive, teleological or mischief rule can only be resorted to w…
2022 PCrLJ 461 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
SAFDAR HAYAT VS EX-OFFICIO JUSTICE OF PEACE Ss. 22-a & 22-B--- Penal Code (XLV of 1860), S. 376---Constitution of Pakistan, art. 199---Constitutional petition---Rape, allegation of---Police report, non-reliance of---Judicial review---Scope-…
2022 PCrLJ 461 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
SAFDAR HAYAT VS EX-OFFICIO JUSTICE OF PEACE Ss. 22-a, 22-B & 154---Criminal case, registration of---Scope---There seems to be some tension between jurisprudence developed under Ss. 22-a & 22-B, Cr.P.C. and that emanating out of interpretati…
2022 PCrLJ 461 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
SAFDAR HAYAT VS EX-OFFICIO JUSTICE OF PEACE S. 154---Words "shall" and "information"---Connotation---Word "shall" carries mandatory connotation used and is clearly indicative of intent of the Legislature---There is no subjective or even obj…
2022 PCrLJ 461 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
SAFDAR HAYAT VS EX-OFFICIO JUSTICE OF PEACE S. 154---First Information Report, registration of---Pre-conditions---Condition that is sine qua non for recording an FIR under S. 154, Cr.P.C. is that there must be information and that informati…
2022 PCrLJ 489 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUHAMMAD AATIF VS State Benefit of doubt---Principle---Not necessary that there should be several circumstances for extending benefit of doubt---One reasonable doubt is sufficient to acquit an accused, not as a matter of grace but as of rig…
2022 PCrLJ 489 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUHAMMAD AATIF VS State Recovery of crime weapon---Scope---Recovery of crime weapon is merely a corroborative piece of evidence having no value in the absence of any credible and trustworthy direct evidence.
2022 PCrLJ 489 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUHAMMAD AATIF VS State Ss.302, 396, 397 & 412---Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), Art. 22---Qatl-i-amd, dacoity with murder, robbery or dacoity with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt, dishonestly receiving property stolen in the commiss…
2022 PCrLJ 489 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUHAMMAD AATIF VS State Ss. 302, 396, 397 & 412---Qatl-i-amd, dacoity with murder, robbery or dacoity with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt, dishonestly receiving property stolen in the commission of dacoity---Appreciation of evidenc…
2022 PCrLJ 489 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUHAMMAD AATIF VS State Ss. 302, 396, 397 & 412---Qatl-i-amd, dacoity with murder,robbery or dacoity with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt, dishonestly receiving property stolen in the commission of dacoity---Appreciation of evidence…
2022 PCrLJ 489 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUHAMMAD AATIF VS State Ss. 302, 396, 397 & 412---Qatl-i-amd, dacoity with murder, robbery or dacoity with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt, dishonestly receiving property stolen in the commission of dacoity---Appreciation of evidenc…
2022 PCrLJ 540 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
WAJID HUSSAIN VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Recovery of weapon of offence at the instance of accused---Reliance---Scope---Accused was charged that he along with co-ac…
2022 PCrLJ 540 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
WAJID HUSSAIN VS State Benefit of doubt---Principle---Many circumstances for creating doubt in the prosecution story were not required rather a single circumstance creating doubt was enough to acquit the accused.
2022 PCrLJ 540 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
WAJID HUSSAIN VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Motive was not proved---Effect---Accused was charged that he along with co-accused committed murder of the brother of comp…
2022 PCrLJ 540 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
WAJID HUSSAIN VS State absconsion---Scope---Mere absconsion of accused was not conclusive proof of his guilt---absconsion was only a suspicious circumstance against the accused that he was under the guilty conscious.
2022 PCrLJ 540 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
WAJID HUSSAIN VS State Motive---Scope---Once the motive was established by the prosecution then it had to be proved, otherwise, adverse inference would be drawn.
2022 PCrLJ 540 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
WAJID HUSSAIN VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Ocular account was not supported by medical evidence---Scope---Accused was charged that he along with co-accused committed…
2022 PCrLJ 591 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUHAMMAD AKHTAR VS State Ss. 302 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Delay of one hour in lodging the FIR---Scope---Accused were charged for committing murder of the brother of the complainant---Motive for the o…
2022 PCrLJ 591 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUHAMMAD AKHTAR VS State Ss. 302 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Recovery of crime empties and weapon of offence---Reliance---Scope---Accused were charged for committing murder of the brother of the complain…
2022 PCrLJ 591 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUHAMMAD AKHTAR VS State Ss. 302 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Plea of self-defence---Scope---Accused were charged for committing murder of the brother of the complainant---Accused had admitted the occurre…
2022 PCrLJ 591 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUHAMMAD AKHTAR VS State Burden of proof---Scope---Prosecution was bound to prove the guilt against the accused beyond reasonable doubt---Accused was not obliged to discharge the burden of proof---Any admission or plea raised by accused wou…
2022 PCrLJ 591 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUHAMMAD AKHTAR VS State Ss. 302 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Motive was proved---Scope---Accused were charged for committing murder of the brother of the complainant---Motive had been attributed in the c…
2022 PCrLJ 624 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Khawaja MUHAMMAD ASIF VS NATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY BUREAU Ss. 9(a)(iv) & 9(b)---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 199---Constitutional petition---Bail, grant of---Assets beyond means---Foreign remittance---Income declared in tax record---Accused…
2022 PCrLJ 649 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
TALAT MEHMOOD ABBASI VS ADDITIONAL SESSIONS JUDGE, RAWALPINDI S. 540---Power to summon material witness or examine person present---Scope---Application for production of documents was dismissed by Trial Court with the observation that state…
2022 PCrLJ 649 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
TALAT MEHMOOD ABBASI VS ADDITIONAL SESSIONS JUDGE, RAWALPINDI S. 540---Power to summon material witness or examine person present---Scope---Every criminal case has its own facts and it is indeed true that where some evidence is essential fo…
2022 PCrLJ 664 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
RASHED alias CHAND VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), art. 19--- Qatl-i-amd, common intention, act of terrorism--- appreciation of evidence--- Wajtakar evidence---admissibili…
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