- The controversy under consideration before this Court is — whether once a person has been acquitted in the result of compromise, the matter can be reopened and he can be convicted under the same offence — The accused — was acquitted of the charge in the result of compromise on the payment of ‘diyat’ — As ‘diyat’ is also one of kinds of punishment, therefore, Held: once the matter has been decided in the result of which acquittal order has been passed, the reopening of the case on the same facts amounts to awarding of double punishment, which is not warranted under law. Further held: It is well recognized proposition of law that no person will be tried for an offence on the same set of facts on which he has already been acquitted or convicted. Muhammad Riaz v. Mst. Kishwar Bibi & 5 others 2015 SCR 498 (A&B)
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