Law: Pakistan Penal Code (PPC),1860

Section: 302(b)

Pakistan Penal Code, 1860 (XLV of 1860)-- ----S. 302(b)--Delay in lodging FIR--There is a delay of seven hours and forty five minutes in reporting matter to police--No plausible explanation for above-mentioned delay in lodging FIR has been brought on record--Delay in setting machinery of law into motion speaks volume against veracity of prosecution version.         [Para 4] A Pakistan Penal Code, 1860 (XLV of 1860)-- ----S. 302(b)--Private complaint--Delay in lodging FIR--It is also discernable from record that complainant (PW.1) filed private complaint with delay of seven months and nineteen days--Prosecution has not given any plausible reasoning qua such delay, meaning thereby private complaint had also been filed after due deliberation and consultation just to fill up lacunas left in FIR.                                                                                                                                                             [Para 6] B PLD 2003 SC 14. Pakistan Penal Code, 1860 (XLV of 1860)-- ----S. 302(b)--Criminal Procedure Code, 1898 (V of 1898), S. 161--Qatl-e-amd--Testimony of witness--Statement under Section 161, Cr.P.C. with delay of three days without any plausible explanation--There are plethora of authorities/precedents of Supreme Court and this Court that even one or two days unexplained delay in recording statement of…