High Court ruled that CCTV footage and DNA evidence were inadmissible due to procedural lapses and chain of custody issues.
Murder reference The Lahore High Court in "Abdul Hakeem v. The State" ruled that CCTV footage and DNA evidence were inadmissible due to procedural lapses and chain of custody issues. ## JUDGMENT SHEET ### IN THE LAHORE HIGH COURT #### RAWALPINDI BENCH RAWALPINDI ### JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT #### Criminal Appeal No. 835 of 2022 #### (Abdul Hakeem v. The State) #### and #### Murder Reference No. 44 of 2022 #### (The State v. Abdul Hakeem) **JUDGMENT** **Date of hearing:** 20.03.2024 **Appellant by:** Ch. Muhammad Akhtar, Advocate. **Complainant by:** M/S Hina Noman & Talat Mehmood Zaidi, Advocates. **State by:** Mian Imran Rahim, Deputy Prosecutor General with Abid Ali Inspector. **Ch. Abdul Aziz, J.:** 1. **Case Background:** Abdul Hakeem (appellant), involved in case F.I.R No. 138/2021 dated 04.05.2021 registered under Section 302 PPC at Police Station City Attock, was tried by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Attock. He was convicted and sentenced to death under Secti...