Lahore High Court Reduces Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment in Murder 

Najafi Law Associates recently represented the defence through Barrister Haider Ali Najafi, in a murder reference before the Lahore High Court. The accused had been sentenced to death for shooting and killing one person during a robbery and injuring another.

The defence carefully examined the prosecution’s evidence and highlighted several important gaps.

First, not all bullet casings were recovered from the crime scene, including one reportedly fired by the injured victim’s companion. This raised questions, particularly as the area had been searched and the vehicle had also been recovered.

Second, although the recovered firearm was reported to contain live bullets, no live bullets were found in the parcel sent for forensic examination. The bloodstained clothes of a witness were also not presented as evidence before the court.

These issues were brought to the Court’s attention as part of the defence challenge to the evidence supporting the death sentence.

After hearing the matter, the Lahore High Court reduced the sentence from death to life imprisonment.