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Lahore High Court
Murder Reference No.84 of 2009 Criminal Appeal No.124 of 2009
PRESENT; (Abdul Sami Khan)JUDGE (Syed Shahbaz Ali Rizvi) JUDGE
Date of Hearing. 03.07.2014 APPELLANTS BY: - Mr. Allah Rakha, Advocate. Mr. Zafar Hussain Chaudhry, Defence Counsel at State expense. STATE BY: - Ch. Muhammad Mustafa, D.P.G. Complainant By: Malik Qamar Masood Khokhar, Advocate.
Murder Reference No.84 of 2009 Criminal Appeal No.124 of 2009
PRESENT; (Abdul Sami Khan)JUDGE (Syed Shahbaz Ali Rizvi) JUDGE
Date of Hearing. 03.07.2014 APPELLANTS BY: - Mr. Allah Rakha, Advocate. Mr. Zafar Hussain Chaudhry, Defence Counsel at State expense. STATE BY: - Ch. Muhammad Mustafa, D.P.G. Complainant By: Malik Qamar Masood Khokhar, Advocate.
(Shahzaib alias Zaibu
VERSUS
The State)
Law: Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1898
Section: 302
Core Legal Principles Established
Delay in FIR and postmortem creates presumption of deliberation and fabrication.
Chance witnesses must convincingly justify their presence; otherwise their evidence is unreliable.
Medical evidence must corroborate ocular testimony; contradictions destroy credibility.