“The tragedy may have been enacted by Mukhtar who has gone
into hiding or Munawar who has been acquitted because the
deceased Shabbir was alleged to have illicit relations with their
sister, but many who have no visible nexus with this part of the
story have also been roped in. It is so because it is customary in
this part of the country to throw wide the net of implication to rope
in all those who could possibly pursue the case or do something to
save the skin of the one who is innocent or who is actually
responsible for the commission of crime. The Courts, therefore, is
required to exercise much greater care and circumspection while
appraising evidence.”
Used in Judgment of
Lahore High court
Criminal Appeal
279-13
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