SORAT KHAN vs State S — 2022 YLR 406 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

Case information

Citation: 2022 YLR 406 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
Court: Balochistan High Court
Year: 2022
Reporter: YLR
Parties: SORAT KHAN vs State S
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 164---C

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Judgment text as reported

SORAT KHAN VS State S.164---Confession---Voluntariness---Scope---Confession must not only be voluntary, but it must also be true---In order to ascertain its truthfulness of confession, it was necessary to examine and compare the same with the rest of the prosecution evidence to exclude any possibility or probability of any doubt qua its true character---Until and unless the confessional statement appeared to have been recorded voluntarily, without duress, coercion and inducement, it could neither be taken into consideration nor could be made basis for awarding conviction to an accused.

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