EMANUEL KAHSAI vs HIS MAJESTY THE KING Criminal trial — 2024 SCMR 318 SUPREME-COURT-OF-CANADA

Case information

Citation: 2024 SCMR 318 SUPREME-COURT-OF-CANADA
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year: 2024
Reporter: SCMR
Parties: EMANUEL KAHSAI vs HIS MAJESTY THE KING Criminal trial

Fields are extracted from the reported citation and judgment text. Where a detail is not stated in the record, it is not shown.

Judgment text as reported

EMANUEL KAHSAI VS HIS MAJESTY THE KING Criminal trial---Amicus curiae, appointment of---Role of amicus curiae in a criminal trial---Whether guarantee of trial fairness permits or requires trial judge to appoint amicus curiae with adversarial mandate to advance interests of a self-represented accused who constantly disrupts the trial---Where trial judge appointed amicus curiae with limited mandate mid-trial---Whether delayed and limited appointment of amicus led to an appearance of unfairness that rose to the level of miscarriage of justice---Appointment, role and scope of an amicus curiae in a criminal trial and the discretion of the trial judge in such regard stated.

Other judgments reported in 2024 SCMR

2024 SCMR 205 SUPREME-COURTNAVEED SATTAR VS State S. 497(2)---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), 302, 34, 118, 120-B, 109 & 506---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 185(3)---Murder…
2024 SCMR 205 SUPREME-COURTNAVEED SATTAR VS State S. 497---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 185(3)---Bail---Benefit of doubt---Benefit of doubt can even be extended at b…
2024 SCMR 2034 SUPREME-COURTFAROOQ AHMED VS SECRETARY, BALOCHISTAN PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY, QUETTA R. 1(n)---Balochistan Civil Servants Act (IX of 1974), S. 2(1)(b)---Emplo…
2024 SCMR 205 SUPREME-COURTNAVEED SATTAR VS State Ss. 497(2) & 156---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), 302, 34, 118, 120-B, 109 & 506--- Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 185(3)-…
2024 SCMR 181 SUPREME-COURTJUNAID WAZIR VS SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, PRU/ DOLPHIN POLICE, LAHORE Public functionaries are supposed to execute and perform their duty in…
2024 SCMR 181 SUPREME-COURTJUNAID WAZIR VS SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, PRU/ DOLPHIN POLICE, LAHORE Maxim 'ex debito justitiae'---Meaning and scope---Legal maxim "ex debi…

Back to the case-law library · Search Pakistani case law in Urdu or English