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Representative Cases & Precedents

Selected litigation highlights, appellate decisions, and regulatory outcomes handled by our practitioners in this practice area.

Criminal Law Lahore High Court High Court Acquittal

Lahore High Court Overturns 7-Year Conviction under PPC 367-A, 377 & 337-L(ii)

Key Statute / Law: Pakistan Penal Code, 1860 (Sections 367-A, 377, 337-L(ii))
Case & Context

The appellant was convicted and sentenced to 7 years rigorous imprisonment, a Rs. 30,000 fine, and Rs. 5,000 Daman by the trial court under PS Rajoa, District Chiniot. We represented the appellant in a criminal appeal against conviction before the Lahore High Court.

Legal Strategy & Proceedings

We established material contradictions in prosecution evidence regarding time, date, and place of occurrence; failure to prove motive; and medical evidence contradicting the alleged physical struggle in fields. Crucially, we proved an undeniable alibi: the appellant was a law student whose attendance was officially marked at an examination center for his LL.B exam on the day of the alleged occurrence.

Outcome & Decision

The Lahore High Court accepted the appeal, acquitted the appellant of all charges, and reported the judgment as PLJ 2020 Cr.C. (Lahore) 998, Mehdi Hassan Shah etc vs State etc.

Criminal Law Lahore High Court & Special Court (Customs, Taxation & Anti-Smuggling) Criminal Complaint Withdrawn & Acquitted

LHC Appeal & Acquittal of Total PARCO Management in FBR Criminal Complaint

Key Statute / Law: The Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 (Sections 191(1)(ca), 192, 195(1)(a) & 203-A)
Case & Context

The FBR filed criminal allegations against the Principal Officer and five Directors of Total PARCO Pakistan Private Limited alleging reckless or false statements in corporate tax returns, and secured summons from the Special Judge (Customs, Taxation & Anti-Smuggling) Lahore.

Legal Strategy & Proceedings

We filed an Appeal under Section 203-A of The Income Tax Ordinance 2001 before the Lahore High Court, arguing that no preliminary evidence justified summoning top corporate officers, mens rea was completely absent, and minimum tax calculation was a pending civil adjudication, not a criminal offence.

Outcome & Decision

The FBR withdrew its criminal complaint and the Principal Officer and all Directors were fully acquitted.

Criminal Law Lahore High Court Life Sentence Overturned & Acquitted

Lahore High Court Overturns Life Imprisonment Sentence in Murder Appeal

Key Statute / Law: Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Section 410) & PPC (Sections 302, 324, 337-F(iv))
Case & Context

The appellant was convicted and sentenced under PPC Sections 302, 324, 337-F(iv), 109, and 34 to life imprisonment along with Rs. 50,000 compensation. We represented the appellant in a Criminal Appeal under Section 410 CrPC before the Lahore High Court, while opposing the complainant's revision petition for death penalty enhancement.

Legal Strategy & Proceedings

We established that the post-mortem autopsy was delayed by over 9 hours and 30 minutes without plausible explanation; demonstrated that the complainant's ocular narrative (alleging a shot to the left back) fundamentally contradicted the Medical Officer's testimony (injury to the outer side); and proved that the ocular account was untrustworthy and uncorroborated.

Outcome & Decision

The Lahore High Court accepted our criminal appeal, dismissed the revision petition for enhancement of sentence, and acquitted the appellant of all charges.

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