QAISAR MEHMOOD vs State Evidence — 2021 SCMR 662 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2021 SCMR 662 SUPREME-COURT
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year: 2021
Reporter: SCMR
Parties: QAISAR MEHMOOD vs State Evidence

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Judgment text as reported

QAISAR MEHMOOD VS State Evidence---'adequacy', 'reliability' and 'standard of proof'---No empirical parameters existed to characterize reliability of a particular piece of evidence, either as strong or weak, for the purpose of prosecution of offenders, as the victims seldom fell prey to their tormentors under ideal conditions---Thus, it would be rather naïve to expect choice evidence to meet standard of proof---In a given situation the Court was required to assess integrity of available evidence so as to consider its adequacy in a given situation having regard to the universal principles of safe administration of criminal justice---For the said purpose, direct evidence furnished even by the injured witnesses, apparently with no axe to grind, could be dismissed, if otherwise found lacking the ring of truth; likewise, applying the same principle, the Court may rely upon the evidence of last seen, without a demur, if found free from any taint, constituting a reliable link between the offender and the victim within the proximity of time and space.

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