MUHAMMAD JAHANGIR vs State Unwitnessed incident — 2024 SCMR 1741 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2024 SCMR 1741 SUPREME-COURT
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year: 2024
Reporter: SCMR
Parties: MUHAMMAD JAHANGIR vs State Unwitnessed incident
Subject matter: Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

MUHAMMAD JAHANGIR VS State Unwitnessed incident---Medical evidence---Scope---Medical evidence by its nature and character cannot recognize a culprit in case of an un-witnessed incident---Where the eyewitness account relied upon by the prosecution is unreliable and untrustworthy, the accused's conviction cannot sustain on the basis of medical evidence alone.

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