Case Details

Citation(s)
2021 SLG 1944 2021 SLD 1944 2021 PLJ 1057
Lahore High Court
Crl. A. No. 1838, 1947, Crl. Rev. No. 1801 & M.R. No. 422 of 2016, heard on 20.5.2021, Date of hearing: 20.5.2021.
SADAQAT ALI KHAN, JUSTICE, MUHAMMAD AMJAD RAFIQ, JUSTICE.
Mr. Ghulam Rasool Bhatti, Advocate assisted by Ms. Saiqa Javed, Advocate for Appellants. Mr. Akhtar Hussain Kharal, Deputy Prosecutor General for State. Mr. Azam Nazir Tarar, Advocate, assisted by Mr. Liaqat Bashir Mughal, Advocate for Complainant.

NASIR HUSSAIN AND OTHERS

VS

STATE AND ANOTHERS

Law: Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)

Section: 410

Law: Pakistan Penal Code, 1860

Section: 302(b),449

Criminal Procedure Code, 1898 (V of 1898)-- ----S. 410--Pakistan Penal Code, (XLV of 1860), Ss. 302(b) 449--Appeal against acquittal of respondents--Conviction and sentence--Challenge to--Qatl-e-amd--Motive--Medical evidence--Ocular evidence--Presence of PWs at place of occurrence is highly doubtful Complainant resides away from the place of occurrence; they are chance as well as resides away from place of occurrence and PW-5 is resident of a village away from place of interested witnesses; their testimony does not ring true--They cannot be believed unless corroborated by some independent evidence--Non recovery of crime empty despite fact there was pacca farsh on place of occurrence as reflected from memo of possession of blood-stained earth as well as statement of PW-8; circumstances warrant that prosecution has not come up with complete truth--Evidence of such witness does not conform to standards required for expert evidence--Recovery in absence of PFSA report is inconsequential and is not helpful to prosecution--During trial, prosecution story with respect to conspiracy was shattered and trial Court disbelieved all statement including statement u/S. 164 Cr. P.C of co accused about involvement of present appellant--Motive against deceased was also indirect, on whose instigation father of accused was killed; therefore, was discarded by trial Court--Motive in correct sense, is emotion supposed to have led to act--External fact which is sometimes styled motive, is merely possible exciting cause of this ‘motive’ and not identical with motive itself--PW-4, complainant during cross examination admitted that incident of motive was taken place 7/8 years prior to present occurrence; appellant was living in same village and he had not attempted to hurt deceased during these years--Prosecution has failed to prove motive in this case--Prosecution has failed badly to bring home guilt of appellant to hilt and trial Court was not justified in convicting him while relying upon untrustworthy/uncorroborated evidence--Criminal appeal was allowed. 2011 SCMR 208, 2019 SCMR 1045, 2011 SCMR 474, 2019 SCMR 1150, 2019 SCMR 1045, 2007 SCMR 1612, 2005 SCMR 1679, 2019 SCMR 872.…
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