Law: Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)

Section: 103, 544A , 154

Law: Penal Code (XLV of 1860)

Section: 326, 324, 307

(a) Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898) S. 103 RecoveryFive/ten independent and disinterested persons present at time of recoveryNo explanation for excluding them from attesting recovery memo.Presumption of recoveries being fake, held, to be raised in circumstances.[Recovery]. (b) Criminal trial WitnessChance witness taking extraordinary interest in case Nothing to guarantee his presence at time of incidentStatement of,' such witness, held, to be excluded.[Witness]. (c) Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898) S. 154 First Information' ReportSubstitution of innocent person for real accusedHeld, rare phenomenon. (d) Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898) S. 154 First Information ReportDelay not explained satisfactori lyHeld always fatal to prosecution.[Delay]. (e) Criminal trial WitnessInterested witnessEvidence ofHeld, not to be relied upon unless. corroborated by some other independent evidence. [Witness]. (f) Penal Code (XLV of 1860)  S. 307 IntentionState of mindInferred from external actHurt inflicted with intention of putting life to dangerOffender to be" saddled with intention envisaged in S. 307, P. P. C.[Intention]. (g) Penal Code (XLV of 1860) Ss. 326, 324 & 307 read with S. 71Sentence for offence made up of two offencesSeparate sentences for offences under S. 326/324, P. P. C., held, cannot be awarded such offences being scheduled in offence of murderous assault under S. 307, P. P. C.[Sentence]. (h) Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898) S. 544A CompensationObject : To alleviate suffering of victim of assault and to provide effective deterrent against crimeProvisions, held, mandatory and salutary.[Compensation]. Date of hearing : 25th June 1978,                                                                                                              JUDGMENT Muhammad Hanif, Shams Din Farzand Ali alias Faryad and Mukhtar Ahmad were tried before Mr. Mushtaq Ahmad Malik,…