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1984 SCMR 207

GHULAM RASOOL vs MUHAMMAD SALIM AND ANOTHER

Citation1984 SCMR 207
CourtSupreme Court of Pakistan
Case No.Criminal Petition No, 53-R of 1980
Date1983-10-28
Judge(s)Muhammad Haleem, Zaffar Hussain Mirza, Shafi-ur-Rehman
ResultPetition dismissed

ORDER

1. ' MUHAMMAD HALEEM, ACTG. C. J.-This petition is directed against the acquittal of Muhammad Saleem by the Lahore High Court by its judgment, dated the 25th of October, 1980. The High Court felt doubtful about the genuineness of the prosecution case and amongst other circumstances whichl4 it held to be doubtful, emphasis was also laid on the fact that the eye-witnesses failed to establish as to how they came to the spot when there] was sufficient opportunity for Saleem to kill Faiz Rasool and to escape from there unnoticed. Another feature of the case about which the High Court felt doubtful was that in the context of the enmity the deceased would not have accompanied the appellant in the dark hours of the night.

2. ' The learned counsel for the petitioner fairly conceded that the acquittal was justified as there was serious doubt about the presence of the eye-witnesses. Accordingly, he did not press the petition, which is hereby dismissed.

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