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• 2022 PCrLJ 976 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

  MUHAMMAD IBRAHIM VS State Ss. 11-N, 11-H & 11-J---Funding arrangements---Fund raising---Scope---Inciting public to raise funds for Jihad is not allowed to individuals in an Islamic State as this may be considered as "Baghawat"---At the most…

• 2022 PCrLJ 1005 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

  MUHAMMAD RIAZ VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence--- Recovery of weapon of offence from the accused---Reliance---Scope---Accused were charged for committing murder of the deceased by firing---T…

• 2022 PCrLJ 1005 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

  MUHAMMAD RIAZ VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 342---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Plea of self-defence---Scope---Accused were charged for committing murder of the deceased by fi…

• 2022 PCrLJ 1005 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

  MUHAMMAD RIAZ VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), Art. 129(g)---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Withholding material evidence---Scope---Accused were charged for committing murder of the deceas…

• 2022 PCrLJ 1005 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

  MUHAMMAD RIAZ VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Un-natural witnesses---Scope---Accused were charged for committing murder of the deceased by firing---Ocular account of the incident had been…

• 2022 PCrLJ 1005 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

  MUHAMMAD RIAZ VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Conspiracy---Scope---Accused were charged for committing murder of the deceased by firing---Though two witnesses were produced on the aspect…

• 2022 PCrLJ 1022 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

  QURBAN HUSSAIN VS State art. 13---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 403---General Clauses act (X of 1897), S. 26---Protection against double punishment and self-incrimination---Person once convicted or acquitted not to be tried for th…

• 2022 PCrLJ 1022 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

  QURBAN HUSSAIN VS State art. 13---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 403---General Clauses act (X of 1897), S. 26---Protection against double punishment and self-incrimination---Persons once convicted or acquitted not to be tried for t…

• 2022 PCrLJ 1022 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

  QURBAN HUSSAIN VS State "Double jeopardy"---Defined.

• 2022 PCrLJ 1050 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

  TARIQ IRSHAD VS SPECIAL JUDGE Civil and criminal proceedings---Scope---Civil and criminal proceedings go side by side due to their ultimate outcome and difference in standard of proof---Even after civil proceedings, there is no bar for init…

• 2022 PCrLJ 1050 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

  TARIQ IRSHAD VS SPECIAL JUDGE Civil and criminal proceedings---Scope---Disciplinary and criminal proceedings can go side by side and there is no bar for their simultaneous prosecution.

• 2022 PCrLJ 1050 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

  TARIQ IRSHAD VS SPECIAL JUDGE S. 249-a---Power of Magistrate to acquit accused at any stage---Second FIR---Civil and criminal proceedings---Scope---accused assails dismissal of his application under S. 249-a, Cr.P.C.---Counsel for accused c…

• 2022 PCrLJ 1050 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

  TARIQ IRSHAD VS SPECIAL JUDGE Civil and criminal proceedings--- Scope--- Standard of appraisement of evidence in criminal and civil cases is altogether different and findings of criminal court are not binding on civil court.

• 2022 PCrLJ 1050 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

  TARIQ IRSHAD VS SPECIAL JUDGE Civil and criminal proceedings---Scope---If an offence is also an actionable wrong, affected person is not precluded to claim damages even though accused stood acquitted from criminal charge on same facts and s…

• 2022 PCrLJ 1067 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

  RIAZ AHMAD VS ADDITIONAL SESSIONS JUDGE/EX-OFFICIO JUSTICE OF PEACE ROJHAN DISTRICT RAJANPUR Ss. 19, 22 & 23---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 154---Medical negligence---Information in cognizable cases---Special and general law---Sc…

• 2022 PCrLJ 1067 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

  RIAZ AHMAD VS ADDITIONAL SESSIONS JUDGE/EX-OFFICIO JUSTICE OF PEACE ROJHAN DISTRICT RAJANPUR Ss. 19, 22 & 23---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), Ss. 154, 22-A & 22-B---Medical negligence---Scope---Petitioner assailed order passed by Ex-o…

• 2022 PCrLJ 1088 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

  ABID ALI VS State art. 133--- Cross-examination--- Incomplete cross-examination---Effect---Where statement of complainant was recorded in a case by the Trial Court and his cross-examination was reserved but subsequently he did not make hims…

• 2022 PCrLJ 1088 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

  ABID ALI VS State S. 9---Possession of narcotics---Safe custody---Scope---If safe custody of allegedly recovered substance/case property has not been proved in narcotics cases, then, there is no need to discuss other merits of the case and…

• 2022 PCrLJ 1088 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

  ABID ALI VS State S. 9(c)---Possession of narcotics---Appreciation of evidence---Safe custody---Scope---Accused was alleged to have been found in possession of 1250 grams of charas---Complainant had deposited the samples in the Forensic Lab…

• 2022 PCrLJ 1102 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

  MUHAMMAD EJAZ alias AJJU VS State Ss. 302(b), 148 & 149---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Qatl-i-amd, rioting armed with deadly weapon, unlawful assembly, act of terrorism---appreciation of evidence---Sentence, reduction in---Rec…

• 2022 PCrLJ 1102 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

  MUHAMMAD EJAZ alias AJJU VS State Ss. 302(b), 148 & 149---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Qatl-i-amd, rioting armed with deadly weapon, unlawful assembly, act of terrorism---appreciation of evidence---Sentence, reduction in---Dis…

• 2022 PCrLJ 1102 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

  MUHAMMAD EJAZ alias AJJU VS State Ss. 302(b), 148 & 149---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Qatl-i-amd, rioting armed with deadly weapon, unlawful assembly, act of terrorism---appreciation of evidence---Sentence, reduction in---Rio…

• 2022 PCrLJ 1102 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

  MUHAMMAD EJAZ alias AJJU VS State Ss. 302(b), 148 & 149---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Qatl-i-amd, rioting armed with deadly weapon, unlawful assembly, act of terrorism---appreciation of evidence---Sentence, reduction in---acc…

• 2022 PCrLJ 1102 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

  MUHAMMAD EJAZ alias AJJU VS State Ss. 302(b), 148 & 149---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Qatl-i-amd, rioting armed with deadly weapon, unlawful assembly, act of terrorism---appreciation of evidence---Sentence, reduction in---Mot…

• 2022 PCrLJ 1102 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

  MUHAMMAD EJAZ alias AJJU VS State Ss. 302(b), 148 & 149---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Qatl-i-amd, rioting armed with deadly weapon, unlawful assembly, act of terrorism---appreciation of evidence---Sentence, reduction in---act…

• 2022 PCrLJ 1102 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

  MUHAMMAD EJAZ alias AJJU VS State Ss. 302(b), 148 & 149---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Qatl-i-amd, rioting armed with deadly weapon, unlawful assembly, act of terrorism---appreciation of evidence---Sentence, reduction in---Med…

• 2022 PCrLJ 1121 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

  SANA ULLAH 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 from the weaknesses of the case of the defence.

• 2022 PCrLJ 1121 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

  SANA ULLAH VS State Witness---Chance witness---Scope---Testimony of a chance witness ordinarily is not accepted unless justifiable reasons are shown to establish his presence at the crime scene at the relevant time---Presumption under the l…

• 2022 PCrLJ 1121 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

  SANA ULLAH VS State S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Delayed FIR---Chance witness---Un-natural conduct---Scope---Accused was alleged to have thrown the deceased in a canal within the presence of later's…

• 2022 PCrLJ 1121 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

  SANA ULLAH VS State Benefit of doubt---Scope---Single circumstance creating doubt regarding the prosecution is sufficient to give benefit of doubt to the accused.

• 2022 PCrLJ 1150 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

  Syed SHAUKAT ABBAS HAMDANI VS State S. 9(a)(vi)---Misuse of authority---Appreciation of evidence---Principle of consistency---Applicability---Acquittal of co-accused---Hand writing comparison, absence of---Accused was an official of Capital…

• 2022 PCrLJ 1150 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

  Syed SHAUKAT ABBAS HAMDANI VS State S. 14---Innocence---Burden to prove---Principle---Burden to prove innocence under S. 14 of National Accountability Ordinance, 1999, rests with accused but initial burden to make up a prima facie case alwa…

• 2022 PCrLJ 1188 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

  AMEER BAKHSH VS ADDITIONAL SESSIONS JUDGE Ss. 22-a & 154---Justice of Peace, powers of---Information in cognizable cases---Scope---Petitioner assailed the dismissal of his application under S. 22-a, Cr.P.C.---Petitioner contended that respo…

• 2022 PCrLJ 1214 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

  SHER BAZ alias SHAHBAZ VS State S. 540---Power to summon material witness or examine person present---Scope---Power of the court is plenary to summon or even recall any witness at any stage of the case if the court considers it necessary fo…

• 2022 PCrLJ 1214 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

  SHER BAZ alias SHAHBAZ VS State S. 540---Power to summon material witness or examine person present---Scope---Perusal of S. 540, Cr.P.C. goes to show that at any stage of proceedings, the Court has ample power to summon and examine a person…

• 2022 PCrLJ 1214 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

  SHER BAZ alias SHAHBAZ VS State S. 540---Power to summon material witness or examine person present---Re-summoning of witness---Filing of application at belated stage---Scope---Accused assailed order passed by trial court whereby it allowed…

• 2022 PCrLJ 1214 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

  SHER BAZ alias SHAHBAZ VS State S. 540---Power to summon material witness or examine person present---Scope---Oversight or mistake during conducting of case cannot be understood as lacuna and so can be corrected---Lacuna in prosecution case…

• 2022 PCrLJ 1233 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

  MUHAMMAD AKHTAR VS State S. 9(c)--- Possession of narcotics--- Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Safe custody and transmission of samples of the narcotic from the police to the Chemical Examiner was not established---Effect---Pr…

• 2022 PCrLJ 1233 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

  MUHAMMAD AKHTAR VS State S. 9(c)---Control of Narcotic Substances (Government Analysts) Rules, 2001, R.4(2)---Recovery of narcotic substance---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt----Chemical analysis---Delay of about seven months in…

• 2022 PCrLJ 1233 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

  MUHAMMAD AKHTAR VS State S. 9(c)--- Possession of narcotics--- Appreciation of evidence---Maxim: falsus in uno falsus in omnibus---Applicability---Co-accused persons of the present accused were allegedly present with the accused as their co…

• 2022 PCrLJ 1233 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

  MUHAMMAD AKHTAR VS State S. 9(c)--- Recovery of narcotic substance--- Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Prosecution case was that twenty five bags of bhang weighing one maund each was recovered from the possession of the accused…

• 2022 PCrLJ 1254 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

  JAMSHAID AHMAD VS State Ss. 503 & 506---Criminal intimidation---Scope---Danger simpliciter does not establish criminal intimidation except if it is proposed to cause or causes an individual or any one in whom he is intrigued to do any demon…

• 2022 PCrLJ 1254 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

  JAMSHAID AHMAD VS State S. 498---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 186, 354, 382, 384, 506(2), 148 & 149---Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions, assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty, theft…

• 2022 PCrLJ 1254 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

  JAMSHAID AHMAD VS State S. 498---Pre-arrest bail---Scope---Concession of pre-arrest bail being an extra ordinary relief is to be granted to protect the innocent persons from the victimization and humiliation at the hands of police through a…

• 2022 PCrLJ 1268 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

  IRFAN alias IMRAN alias KADU VS State S. 376---Rape---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Presence of the witnesses at the time and place of occurrence was doubtful---Scope---Accused was charged for committing rape with the mental…

• 2022 PCrLJ 1268 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

  IRFAN alias IMRAN alias KADU VS State S. 376---Rape---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Medical evidence---Scope---Accused was charged for committing rape with the mentally retarded daughter of the complainant---According to pro…

• 2022 PCrLJ 1268 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

  IRFAN alias IMRAN alias KADU VS State Benefit of doubt---Principle---Not necessary that there should be several circumstances, rather one reasonable doubt was sufficient to acquit an accused, not as a matter of grace but as a right.

• 2022 PCrLJ 1293 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

  MARATAB MUKHTAR VS GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB Ss. 464 & 465---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 302, 148 & 149---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 199---Qatl-i-amd, rioting armed with deadly weapons, unlawful assembly---Application of petitioner for…

• 2022 PCrLJ 1318 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

  MUNAWWAR IQBAL alias LALU VS State S. 397---Sentence in case of conviction of several offences at one trial---Sentences to run concurrently---Scope---Accused assailed his conviction under Ss. 9(b) & 9(c) Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1…

• 2022 PCrLJ 1327 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

  MUHAMMAD SAIFULLAH CHEEMA VS UMER HAYAT S. 406---Criminal breach of trust---Scope---Broken promise does not constitute a criminal offence.

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