MUHAMMD SAFDAR vs State Ss — 2023 YLRN 82 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

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MUHAMMD SAFDAR VS State Ss. 302(b), 364-a, 377, 201 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, kidnapping, sodomy, causing disappearance of evidence of offence, common intention---appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Extra-judicial confession made jointly---Effect---accused were charged that they kidnapped the minor son of the complainant, committed sodomy and murdered him---Record showed that accused persons allegedly made extra-judicial confession before two witnesses---However, bare perusal of statements of both the prosecution witnesses reflected that alleged extra-judicial confession was made jointly by both the accused persons---Joint extra-judicial confession was inherently weak evidence and had been deprecated from time to time---Hence, the extra-judicial confession produced in the case being joint had no evidentiary value---Circumstances established that the prosecution absolutely failed to bring on record any convincing/reliable evidence/ material to establish that the accused were involved in the commission of the alleged offence---appeal against conviction was allowed, in circumstances.

MUHAMMD SAFDAR vs State Ss — 2023 YLRN 82 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

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