The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday acquitted death row prisoner Zameer Ahmed for lack of evidence in a murder case.
A two-member bench of the LHC headed by Justice Mazahir Ali Akbar Naqvi heard the petition.
The court was informed that accused Zameer Ahmed was handed death penalty by a trial court in an 8-year-old girl’s murder case but there was clear contradiction in post-mortem report and statements of the witnesses.
State lawyer argued that the accused has murdered a minor girl and its evidence is available.
After hearing the arguments, the bench ordered release of the accused for lack of evidence and declared trial court’s verdict null and void.
