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SANA ULLAH KHAN vs State Primary function of the modern right of appeal is to protect against miscarriages of justice — 2022 PCrLJ 1828 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

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Citation
2022 PCrLJ 1828 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court
Lahore High Court
Year
2022
Reporter
PCRLJ
Parties
SANA ULLAH KHAN vs State Primary function of the modern right of appeal is to protect against miscarriages of justice

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Judgment text as reported

SANA ULLAH KHAN VS State Primary function of the modern right of appeal is to protect against miscarriages of justice---Second function of criminal appeal is to maintain consistency in trial courts---Third, appeals serve important institutional functions; they provide legitimacy to the criminal justice system as a whole---Public confidence in the administration of justice increases when miscarriages do not occur and when courts dispense criminal justice consistently and fairly---Fourth, appeals are the primary way in which judges, as public officials subject to oversight, are held accountable for their performance---Finally, appeals allow questions of law to be settled.

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