SALAMAT MANSHA MASIH vs State Corroborative evidence — 2022 PLD 751 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2022 PLD 751 SUPREME-COURT
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year: 2022
Reporter: PLD
Parties: SALAMAT MANSHA MASIH vs State Corroborative evidence
Subject matter: Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

SALAMAT MANSHA MASIH VS State Corroborative evidence---Scope and object---Corroboration means support or confirmation and corroborative evidence is some evidence other than the one it confirms---Corroboration minimizes errors in judicial proceedings and is dictated by prudence -- Object of corroboration is to ensure the conviction of the guilty and to prevent that of innocents---However, corroboratory evidence does not convert an unreliable witness, or evidence, into a reliable one.

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