LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) acquitted a suspect in a rape case and annulled a 14-year sentence by giving benefit of the doubt.
Lahore High Court Justice Muhammad Amjad Rafiq issued an 8-page written decision to release accused Amjad Ali.
The court acquitted the accused giving the benefit of the doubt and wrote in the verdict that the FIR of the incident was registered after 5 days.
The victim did not tell anyone about the incident for 3 days and not report the incident to the police. The filing of a case late raises suspicions.
The Lahore High Court wrote in the judgment that according to the lady doctor, no sample was found from the body of the victim, and contradictions were found in the statements of the witnesses.
The prosecution also failed to prove the case, therefore the sentence of 14 years of imprisonment of the accused should be nullified.
It should be noted that a case of raping a woman was registered against the accused Amjad Ali at the Shorkot Police Station in 2016.
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Earlier, Additional District and Sessions Judge Central sentenced the accused for the crime of throwing acid at his wife.
The case of throwing acid on the wife was heard in the court of the Additional District and Sessions Judge Central, in which the husband was sentenced to 14 years in prison after being found guilty of throwing acid on the wife.
