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40 judgments answering questions like “delay in lodging FIR”
- Does a delay in recording witness statements by the police provide grounds for the grant of bail?
- Is a delay in lodging an FIR fatal to the prosecution's case when the accused is not named in the FIR?
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- Does an unexplained inordinate delay of two months in lodging an FIR justify the acquittal of accused persons in a theft case?
- Can an uncorroborated explanation regarding private mediation by elders ('nekmards') overcome an inordinate delay in lodging an FIR?
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- Does a delay in lodging an FIR necessarily create a reasonable doubt in a murder case?
- Is a conviction under Section 302 of the Pakistan Penal Code 1860 sustainable when the medical evidence regarding the seat of injury aligns with the site plan and FIR?
- Does the act of prioritizing the medical treatment of a victim over the immediate reporting of a crime to the police constitute a valid justification for a delay in lodging an FIR?
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- Does a delay in lodging an FIR automatically entitle an accused to bail?
- Is the delay in lodging an FIR fatal to the prosecution's case if the delay is explained by fear and coercion?
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- Whether a delay of twenty-four hours in lodging a cross-FIR, explained by allegations of being surrounded by the opposing party, is a relevant factor in determining a plea for bail?
- Can bail be granted or confirmed where there is a fatality on one side and only non-fatal injuries on the other, and the question of which party was the aggressor remains undetermined?
- Does an inordinate delay in commencing inquiry or trial proceedings constitute a valid ground for confirming interim bail in a cross-case?
- Is a delay in lodging an FIR fatal to the prosecution's case if the delay is adequately explained?
- Is a delay in sending incriminating articles to a Chemical Examiner fatal to the prosecution's case in the absence of evidence of tampering?
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- Does a significant delay in lodging an FIR without naming the accused entitle the accused to bail?
- Can bail be denied solely based on a supplementary statement naming the accused recorded after the FIR?
- Is the failure to name accused persons in an FIR lodged eighteen hours after the incident a ground for granting bail?
- Does an inordinate, unexplained delay in lodging an FIR constitute a ground for the grant of bail?
- Does the failure to submit a complete challan and the resulting delay in the commencement of trial justify the grant of post-arrest bail?
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- Whether a delay of one hour and fifteen minutes in lodging an FIR is considered inordinate delay?
- Does a discrepancy between the number of alleged fire shots and injuries noted in the medical report warrant post-arrest bail?
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- Does an unexplained delay in lodging an FIR create doubt regarding consultation and deliberate false implication?
- What is the evidentiary value of a witness statement under Section 161 Cr.P.C. recorded with unexplained delay?
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- Does a delay in lodging an FIR automatically render the prosecution's case fatal?
- Is an FIR considered substantive evidence that supersedes oral testimony given under oath?
- Does a delay in sending blood-stained samples for chemical analysis necessarily create reasonable doubt?
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- Does an unexplained delay of 66 hours in lodging the FIR justify the grant of post-arrest bail?
- Can the delayed recording of statements of prosecution witnesses cast doubt on the prosecution story at the bail stage?
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- Whether an unexplained delay in lodging the FIR constitutes a ground for post-arrest bail?
- Whether bail should be granted when parties have a pre-existing property dispute and attribute specific roles in a delayed FIR?
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- Whether delay in lodging an FIR is sufficient ground for the grant of post-arrest bail in a case of Zina-bil-Jabar?
- Whether an accused can claim the benefit of statutory delay in trial caused by his own failure to cross-examine prosecution witnesses?
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- Whether an unexplained delay in lodging an FIR creates sufficient doubt to bring a robbery case within the scope of further inquiry under Section 497(2), Cr.P.C.?
- Whether an inordinate delay of one and a half months in conducting an identification parade entitles an accused to post-arrest bail?
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- Whether a delay in lodging an FIR is fatal to the prosecution in cases involving sexual assault and blackmail?
- What is the evidentiary significance of a victim's delay in reporting a sexual offense due to fear of social stigma and blackmail?
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- Does an unexplained delay in lodging the FIR make a case one of further inquiry for the purpose of bail?
- Whether delayed statements of last-seen witnesses recorded weeks after the incident justify the grant of post-arrest bail?
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- Does an unexplained delay of twenty-four days in lodging an FIR constitute sufficient grounds for the grant of post-arrest bail?
- Can the inordinate delay in recording witness statements under Section 161 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898 justify the grant of bail?
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- Does a significant delay in lodging an FIR constitute grounds for further inquiry in a bail application?
- Can the introduction of eyewitnesses through subsequent statements after an FIR is lodged weaken the prosecution's case for the purpose of bail?
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- Does an unexplained delay in lodging the FIR create a presumption of consultation and deliberation?
- What is the evidentiary value of statements recorded under Section 161 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898 with an unexplained delay?
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- Whether an unexplained five-day delay in lodging an FIR, combined with a conflicting counter-version of the same incident, makes a case fit for further inquiry under Section 497(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898?
- Can pre-arrest bail be confirmed when no overt act of firing is attributed to the accused and the investigating officer recommended the case for disposal under 'C' class?
- Does the existence of a prior FIR lodged by an independent witness, which portrays the accused as an injured witness rather than a culprit, support the grant of bail on the ground of further inquiry?
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- Whether an unexplained delay in lodging the FIR constitutes a ground for granting pre-arrest bail?
- Can pre-arrest bail be confirmed when a pre-existing dispute over property exists between the parties?
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- Is a delay in lodging an FIR fatal to the prosecution's case when the delay is caused by prioritizing medical assistance for an injured family member?
- Does a delay in recording statements under Section 161 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898 automatically invalidate the prosecution's case?
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- Does an inordinate and unexplained delay of five months in lodging an FIR entitle the accused to bail on the ground of further inquiry?
- Whether inconclusive viscera analysis regarding the cause of death can justify the confirmation of bail when ocular testimony alleges blunt-weapon injuries?
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- Whether delayed lodging of an FIR in an unwitnessed crime creates fatal doubt regarding the prosecution case?
- Does the delayed dispatch of crime empties and recovered weapons to the Forensic Science Laboratory render the positive FSL report doubtful?
- Whether uncorroborated motive and delayed naming of accused persons in a blind murder case warrant acquittal?
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- Does a delay in lodging an FIR automatically render the prosecution's case doubtful?
- Does the existence of a shelved counter-FIR necessarily undermine the prosecution's case in a murder trial?
- Is a delay in recording police statements of witnesses fatal to the prosecution's case when explained by local unrest?
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- Does a delay in lodging an FIR invalidate the prosecution's case when the delay is explained by the need to transport injured victims to the hospital?
- Is the defense's alternative version of events credible when it is raised for the first time during the statement under Section 342 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898?
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- Whether post-arrest bail can be granted on the ground of delayed lodging of the FIR when the delay is explained?
- Does the mere assertion of a counter-version without a registered FIR entitle an accused to post-arrest bail?
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- Does an extraordinary and unexplained delay in lodging the FIR cast doubt on the prosecution's case for the purpose of bail?
- Whether delayed supplementary statements implicating an accused not named in the initial FIR provide sufficient grounds to withhold bail?
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- Does a delay in lodging an FIR automatically invalidate the prosecution's case in a rape trial?
- Is the testimony of a rape victim sufficient for conviction if the delay in reporting is explained by fear of blackmail?
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- Whether an inordinate and unexplained delay in lodging the FIR casts serious doubt on the prosecution's case?
- Can an identification parade hold evidentiary value when conducted after a prolonged delay and where the accused's faces were muffled during the incident?
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