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ZAHIR ZAKIR JAFFAR vs STATE — 2026 PLD 251 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation
2026 PLD 251 SUPREME-COURT
Court
Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year
2026
Reporter
PLD
Parties
ZAHIR ZAKIR JAFFAR vs STATE
Subject matter
Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

ZAHIR ZAKIR JAFFAR VS STATE. Murder case---Circumstantial evidence---Scope---Punishment can be imposed based on circumstantial evidence---Such punishment is subject to rigorous standards and principles---Conviction exclusively on the basis of circumstantial evidence is not prohibited by law---Quality and sufficiency of evidence are more important than its quantity---Circumstantial evidence must be of a nature that is inconsistent with the innocence of the accused---Accused must be linked to the offense by a complete and unbroken chain of circumstantial evidence---Conclusion of guilt must be reached by the collective application of various species of circumstantial evidence, with one end of the chain touching the deceased individual and the other touching the neck of the accused individual---If any link in such a chain is absent, the entire chain is disrupted, and no conviction can be recorded in such a situation.

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