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| 2023 SLG 2262 2023 SLD 2262 2023 YLR 2207 |
Lahore High Court, Multan Bench, Multan
Criminal Appeals Nos. 778, 492 and Murder Reference No. 55of 2018, decided on 25th October, 2022.Date of hearing: 25thOctober, 2022.
Before Sadiq Mahmud Khurram and Muhammad Amjad Rafiq, JJ
Ch. Muhammad Saeed Machra for Appellants. Muhammad Ali Shahab, Deputy Prosecutor General for the State. Complainant in person.
Criminal Appeals Nos. 778, 492 and Murder Reference No. 55of 2018, decided on 25th October, 2022.Date of hearing: 25thOctober, 2022.
Before Sadiq Mahmud Khurram and Muhammad Amjad Rafiq, JJ
Ch. Muhammad Saeed Machra for Appellants. Muhammad Ali Shahab, Deputy Prosecutor General for the State. Complainant in person.
MUHAMMAD TAYYAB and another---Appellants
VERSUS
The STATE and others---Respondents
Law: Penal Code (XLV of 1860)
Section: 302,364,148,149
(a) Penal Code (XLV of 1860)--- ----Ss. 302, 364, 148 & 149---Qatl-i-amd, kidnapping or abduction in order to murder, rioting armed with deadly weapon, unlawful assembly---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Accused was charged that he along with others committed murder of the brother of the complainant after abducting him---According to prosecution, accused got recovered the dead body---Said discovery was not a secret information that could remain within the knowledge of police and the accused so as to evaluate it in the light of Art. 40 of Qanun-e-Shahadat Order, 1984---As per evidence an application was moved before Magistrate for disinterment of corpse, though such order was not brought into the evidence yet Medical Officer on firmed the fact that exhumation of dead body was done in the graveyard by a court order on an application moved by Investigating Officer---Said witness stated that on the lead and pointing out by the accused dead body was recovered from the graveyard in the presence of complainant, her husband, one other person and Medical Officer and that too by digging a grave by the accused himself---However, it was strange when application was already moved for exhumation and information in that respect was available with the police, doctor and complainant, question of exclusive knowledge did not arise so as to make evidence of recovery of dead body as admissible under Art. 40 of Qanun-e-Shahadat, 1984---Another strange factor was mentioned by the witnesses that for digging out the dead body no men were hired but that was done by accused himself---It was beyond comprehension that a man was laid into grave in a populated graveyard and nobody noticed nor it was reported that in what circumstances the deceased was brought there---No witnesses were available who could even depose burial of dead body by the accused or the co-accused---During evidence, it did not come to light that accused had ever pointed out a place where he committed the murder of deceased---There was no evidence of last seen in the case, nor any eye-witness to the act of murder and act of burial---Claim of prosecution that a certain cell phone number was in use of deceased…
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