AQIL vs State S — 2023 SCMR 831 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2023 SCMR 831 SUPREME-COURT
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year: 2023
Reporter: SCMR
Parties: AQIL vs State S
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 302

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Judgment text as reported

AQIL VS State S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Ocular account provided by a witness---"Contradiction" and "minor discrepancies"---Distinction and effect---Contradiction in the statement of a witness is fatal for the prosecution case whereas minor discrepancy or variance in evidence will not make the prosecution case doubtful---Normal course of human conduct is that while narrating a particular incident there may occur minor discrepancies---Parrot-like statements are always discredited by the courts---In order to ascertain as to whether the discrepancy pointed out was minor or not or the same amounts to contradiction, regard is required to be made to the circumstances of the case by keeping in view the social status of the witnesses and environment in which such witnesses were making the statement---Normal discrepancies are always present, howsoever, honest and truthful a witness may be---Such discrepancies are due to normal errors of observation, memory due to lapse of time and mental disposition such as shock and horror at the time of occurrence---Material discrepancies are those which are not normal and not expected of a normal person.

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