Consultation, deliberation and fabrication and, thus, casts serious doubt in the veracity

This unfortunate incident had taken place on 06.08.2005 at 3/4:00 p.m. whereas the matter was reported to the police on 08.08.2005 at 3:30 p.m. with an inordinate delay of two days and absolutely no plausible explanation could be brought on record for such delay. This fact alone by itself indicates that the story mentioned in the crime report was an afterthought one and the case was registered with due consultation, deliberation and fabrication and, thus, casts serious doubt in the veracity of the prosecution. Reliance may be placed on case titled “Mehmood Ahmed and three others versus The State and another” (1995 SCMR 127). This view has further been fortified in case titled “NAZEER AHMAD versus GEHNE KHAN and others” (2011 SCMR 1473).

Part Of Judgment of
Lahore High Court
Criminal Appeal
703-J-09

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