15/03/2025
گواہ کے ایک مقدمہ میں دیئے گئے بیان کو دوسرے مقدمہ میں تقابل confront کروایا جا سکتا ھے۔۔
منشیات کے دو مقدمات میں ایک ہی کانسٹیبل دونوں برآمدگیوں کا گواہ تھا۔ دونوں برامدگیاں ایک ہی وقت میں دو مختلف مقامات سے دکھائیں گئی تھیں۔
عدالت نے ملزم کو بری کرتے ہوئےقرار دیا کہ دوران ٹرائل ملزم کی جانب سے کانسٹیبل کے ایک مقدمہ میں دیے گئے بیان کو دوسرے مقدمہ میں پیش کرکے اس سے تقابل confront کرایا جاسکتا ہے
It is a method recognized by law under 151(3) of the Qanoon-e-Shahadat Order 1984 that the credit of a witness can be impeached by proof of former statements inconsistent with any part of his evidence which is liable to be contradicted. If former statement was in writing or was reduced to writing, the attention of witnesses must be called to those part of it which are used for purpose of contradicting him. It is also admitted position of law that previous statement can be relied for the purpose of contradiction but not as substantive evidence, so applying the above principles this Court has noted that defence has exhibited the previous statement of the witness and has confronted him with the same, so while it has been used for contradiction and has not been used as substantive, as not tendered in the statement of the Appellant, therefore, it is safe to use the contradiction as it passes the judicially approved standards of evidence.
Criminal Appeal No.448 of 2023
Muhammad Waseem vs The State
Date of hearing: 06.03.2025.