QASIM SHAHZAD vs State S — 2023 SCMR 117 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2023 SCMR 117 SUPREME-COURT
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year: 2023
Reporter: SCMR
Parties: QASIM SHAHZAD vs State S
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 302

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Judgment text as reported

QASIM SHAHZAD VS State S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Conviction---Testimony of single witness---Conviction in a murder case can be based on the testimony of a single witness, if court is satisfied that he is reliable and it is the quality of evidence and not the quantity which matters---Prosecution evidence is not tested on the basis of quantity but quality of evidence; it is not important that who is giving evidence and making statement; what is relevant is what statement has been given, and it is not the person but the statement of that person which is to be seen and adjudged.

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