Law: Penal Code (XLV of 1860)

Section: 302, 34

                       Criminal trial Witness-Credibility of No direct evidence forthcoming about occurrence-Witnesses making improvements inconsistent and contradictory with others--Applications submitted to high police officers and complaint filed later on alleging different role of accused-Original version of F. I. R. completely belied by complain ant and other relevant witnesses---Such variations and improvements, resulting in negation of different roles attributed to accused, held, impaired credibility of prosecution witnesses-Unsafe to rely on any part of such statements-Penal Code (XLV of 1860), S. 302/34.                                                 Date of hearing: 30th November 1971.                                                                                                                                                            JUDGMENT The two appellants, Mst. Alam Khatoon and Haq Nawaz were convicted under section 302/34, P. P. C. with a sentence of transportation for life to each by the Sessions Judge, Sargodha, on 23rd February 1971, for committing the murder of Zahoor Ali (deceased), the husband of the former, in furtherance of their common intention on 28th July 1968, at peshiwela, inside his house at Chah Ghagan Dakbli, Ahdi Kot, situate at a distance of 19 miles from Police Station Nurpur, Sargodha. To question the correctness of this order the two appellants have preferred a joint…