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2023 YLRN 53 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
SAQIB HUSSAIN VS State Benefit of doubt---Principle---For giving benefit of doubt, it was not necessary that there should be many circumstances creating doubt---If there was a circumstance creating reasonable doubt in the prudent mind about…
2023 YLRN 53 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
SAQIB HUSSAIN VS State Ss. 302, 338-C & 34---Qatl-i-amd, isqat-i-janin, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Recovery of weapon of offence on the disclosure of accused---Reliance---Scope---Accused were charged for committing murder…
2023 YLRN 53 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
SAQIB HUSSAIN VS State Ss. 302, 338-C & 34---Qatl-i-amd, isqat-i-janin, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Accused were charged for committing murder of their sister and her husband---Record showed that both th…
2023 YLRN 55 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
SHAH NAWAZ RANJHA VS EX-OFFICIO JUSTICE OF PEACE Ss. 22-a & 22-B---Ex-officio Justice of Peace, powers of ---Scope---Petitioner assailed the order passed by Justice of Peace whereby he had declined the request for issuance of direction for…
2023 YLRN 56 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
ASHAR ABBAS alias ASHERA VS State Ss. 302(b), 324, 337-F(i), 337-F(ii) & 337-F(v)---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, damiyah, badi'ah, hashimah---Appreciation of evidence---Sentence, reduction in---Delay of about three hours and tw…
2023 YLRN 56 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
ASHAR ABBAS alias ASHERA VS State Ss. 302(b), 324, 337-F(i), 337-F(ii) & 337(v)---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, damiyah, badi'ah, hashimah---Appreciation of evidence---Sentence, reduction in---Discrepancies in the statements of…
2023 YLRN 56 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
ASHAR ABBAS alias ASHERA VS State Ss. 302(b), 324, 337-F(i), 337-F(ii) & 337(v)---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, damiyah, badi'ah, hashimah---Appreciation of evidence---Sentence, reduction in---Presence of eye-witnesses at the pl…
2023 YLRN 56 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
ASHAR ABBAS alias ASHERA VS State Ss. 302(b), 324, 337-F(i), 337-F(ii) & 337(v)---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, damiyah, badi'ah, hashimah---Appreciation of evidence---Sentence, reduction in---Ocular account supported by medical…
2023 YLRN 56 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
ASHAR ABBAS alias ASHERA VS State Ss. 302(b), 324, 337-F(i), 337-F(ii) & 337(v)---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, damiyah, badi'ah, hashimah---Appreciation of evidence---Sentence, reduction in---Recovery of chhuri (crime weapon) a…
2023 YLRN 56 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
ASHAR ABBAS alias ASHERA VS State Ss. 302(b), 324, 337-F(i), 337-F(ii) & 337(v)---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, damiyah, badi'ah, hashimah---Appreciation of evidence---Sentence, reduction in---Motive was not proved---Scope---Acc…
2023 YLRN 56 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
ASHAR ABBAS alias ASHERA VS State Ss. 302(b), 324, 337-F(i), 337-F(ii) & 337(v)---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, damiyah, badi'ah, hashimah---Appreciation of evidence---Sentence, reduction in---Extenuating circumstances--Scope---…
2023 YLRN 58 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
KHALID MEHMOOD VS State S. 9---Possession of narcotics---Standard of proof---Scope---Control of Narcotic Substances Act, 1997, provides stringent punishments, therefore, the proof has to be construed strictly and the benefit of the slightes…
2023 YLRN 58 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
KHALID MEHMOOD VS State S. 9(c)---Possession of narcotics---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Safe custody---Scope---Accused was alleged to have been found in possession of 1200 grams of charas---Moharrar stated that he gave the…
2023 YLRN 58 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
KHALID MEHMOOD VS State Harder the sentence, stricter the standard of proof.
2023 YLRN 59 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUHAMMAD ADEEL VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Accused were charged for committing murder of the son of complainant---Motive was that a short while ago there was a figh…
2023 YLRN 59 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUHAMMAD ADEEL VS State Defence evidence--- Scope--- If prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt, the court was not supposed to revert and discuss the defence evidence.
2023 YLRN 61 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUHAMMAD IQBAL VS State S. 497---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss.302, 324, 337-F(i), 337-F(iii), 337-F(vi), 337-A(i), 337-A(ii), 337-L(2), 148 & 149---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, shajjah-i-khafifah, shajjah-i-mudihah, damiyah, mu…
2023 YLRN 64 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
ZAFAR IQBAL VS State Ss. 302(b) & 201---Qatl-i-amd, causing disappearance of evidence of offence---Appreciation of evidence---Accused was charged for committing murder of his wife---Record showed that the accused was convicted under S. 308,…
2023 YLRN 66 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUHAMMAD RAMZAN VS State S. 302(b)---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 345---Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Compounding of offence---Accused was charged for committing murder of the deceased---Accused filed an application und…
2023 YLRN 68 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
ALI ASGHAR VS State Ss. 302(b), 449 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, house trespass in order to commit offence punishable with death, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Sentence, modification of---Ocular account supported by medical evidence--…
2023 YLRN 68 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
ALI ASGHAR VS State Ss. 302(b), 449 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, house trespass in order to commit offence punishable with death, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Quantum of sentence---Scope---Accused was charged that he along with his c…
2023 YLRN 68 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
ALI ASGHAR VS State Ss. 302(b), 449 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, house trespass in order to commit offence punishable with death, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Sentence, modification of---Recovery of weapon of offence and crime emptie…
2023 YLRN 68 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
ALI ASGHAR VS State Ss. 302(b), 449 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, house trespass in order to commit offence punishable with death, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Sentence, modification of---Motive not proved---Effect---Accused was charg…
2023 YLRN 68 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
ALI ASGHAR VS State Ss. 302(b), 449 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, house trespass in order to commit offence punishable with death, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Sentence, modification of---Presence of witnesses at the spot was justifia…
2023 YLRN 70 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
RIAZ AHMAD VS MOLLA BUX S. 13--- Talb-e-Muwathibat and Talb-e-Ishhad---Standard of proof--- Majlis--- Two independent witnesses other than the informer---Postman, production of---Suit for possession through pre-emption filed by the petition…
2023 YLRN 70 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
RIAZ AHMAD VS MOLLA BUX S. 13---Talb-e-Muwathibat---Standard of proof---Two witnesses other than informer---Besides the date, time and place of performance of Talb-e-Muwathibat the pre-emptor also was to prove beyond doubt that the Talb-e-M…
2023 YLRN 70 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
RIAZ AHMAD VS MOLLA BUX S. 13---Talb-e-Ishhad---Standard of proof---Postman, production of---Postman must be produced for establishing Talb-e-Ishhad as he could provide information whether the notice of pre-emption ever reached the vendee o…
2023 YLRN 73 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR KHAN VS State S. 364-a---Kidnapping or abducting a person under the age of fourteen---appreciation of evidence--- Non-compoundable offence--- Sentence, reduction in--- Scope--- accused was alleged to have been caught red-han…
2023 YLRN 76 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
UMAR SHAHZAD alias LALU VS State Last seen evidence---Scope---Last seen evidence is the weakest type of evidence unless supported from other circumstances.
2023 YLRN 76 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
UMAR SHAHZAD alias LALU VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), Art. 129(g)---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Withholding best evidence---Scope---Accused were charged for committing murder of the…
2023 YLRN 76 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
UMAR SHAHZAD alias LALU VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34--- Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Accused were charged for committing murder of the deceased by giving injuries with stones---Investigating Offic…
2023 YLRN 78 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUHAMMAD ASLAM VS State Benefit of doubt---Principle---If there was a single circumstance which created doubt regarding the prosecution case, the same would be sufficient to give benefit of doubt to the accused.
2023 YLRN 78 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUHAMMAD ASLAM 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/sister of complainant---Motive behind the occurrence as all…
2023 YLRN 78 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUHAMMAD ASLAM VS State S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Recovery of blood stained clothes of deceased and other articles---Scope---Accused was charged for committing murder of his wife/sister of compla…
2023 YLRN 78 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUHAMMAD ASLAM VS State Medical evidence---Scope---Medical evidence might 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 dea…
2023 YLRN 78 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUHAMMAD ASLAM VS State Witness--- Chance witness--- Scope---Testimony of a chance witness ordinarily was not accepted unless justifiable reasons were shown to establish his presence at the crime scene at the relevant time---Presumption wou…
2023 YLRN 78 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUHAMMAD ASLAM VS State S. 302(b)--- Qatl-i-amd--- Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Delay of about twelve hours in conducting post-mortem--- Scope---Accused was charged for committing murder of his wife/sister of complainant---…
2023 YLRN 78 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUHAMMAD ASLAM VS State S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Presence of eye-witnesses at the time of occurrence was doubtful--- Chance witnesses---Scope---Accused was charged for committing murder of his w…
2023 YLRN 79 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
SAJID alias SAJJU VS State Ss. 302(b), 364, 201 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, kidnapping or abduction in order to murder, causing disappearance of evidence of offence or giving false information to screen offender, common intention---Appreciation of e…
2023 YLRN 79 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
SAJID alias SAJJU VS State Ss. 302(b), 364, 201 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, kidnapping or abduction in order to murder, causing disappearance of evidence of offence or giving false information to screen offender, common intention---Appreciation of e…
2023 YLRN 79 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
SAJID alias SAJJU VS State Ss. 302(b), 364, 201 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, kidnapping or abduction in order to murder, causing disappearance of evidence of offence or giving false information to screen offender, common intention---Appreciation of e…
2023 YLRN 79 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
SAJID alias SAJJU VS State Ss. 302(b), 364, 201 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, kidnapping or abduction in order to murder, causing disappearance of evidence of offence or giving false information to screen offender, common intention---Appreciation of e…
2023 YLRN 79 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
SAJID alias SAJJU VS State Ss. 302(b), 364, 201 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, kidnapping or abduction in order to murder, causing disappearance of evidence of offence or giving false information to screen offender, common intention---Appreciation of e…
2023 YLRN 82 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUHAMMD SAFDAR VS State Ss. 302(b), 364-a, 377, 201 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, kidnapping, sodomy, causing disappearance of evidence of offence, common intention---appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Medical evidence not corroborating all…
2023 YLRN 82 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUHAMMD SAFDAR VS State Medical evidence---Scope---Medical evidence is confirmatory in nature and it can only confirm the version of prosecution regarding seat of injury, kind of weapon used, probable time between injury/death and medical e…
2023 YLRN 82 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUHAMMD SAFDAR VS State Ss. 302(b), 364-a, 377, 201 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, kidnapping, sodomy, causing disappearance of evidence of offence, common intention---appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Last seen evidence---Scope---accused w…
2023 YLRN 82 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUHAMMD SAFDAR VS State Ss. 302(b), 364-a, 377, 201 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, kidnapping, sodomy, causing disappearance of evidence of offence, common intention---appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Delay of four days in reporting the ma…
2023 YLRN 82 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUHAMMD SAFDAR VS State Ss. 302(b), 364-a, 377, 201 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, kidnapping, sodomy, causing disappearance of evidence of offence, common intention---appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Recovery of slippers---Inconsequential…
2023 YLRN 82 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUHAMMD SAFDAR VS State Ss. 302(b), 364-a, 377, 201 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, kidnapping, sodomy, causing disappearance of evidence of offence, common intention---appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Recovery of kassis on the pointing out…
2023 YLRN 82 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
MUHAMMD SAFDAR VS State Ss. 302(b), 364-a, 377, 201 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, kidnapping, sodomy, causing disappearance of evidence of offence, common intention--- appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Wajtakkar evidence---Scope---accused…
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