27/11/2023
2023 SCMR 1068
The doctrine of parity or rule of consistency in a criminal case elucidates that if the case of the accused is analogous in all respects to that of the co-accused then the benefit or advantage extended to one accused should also be extended to the co-accused on the philosophy that the “like cases should be treated alike”. The concept of equal justice requires the appropriate comparability of roles and overt act attributed to the co-offenders, but in case of difference or disparity in the roles due allowance cannot be extended to the co-offenders on the perspicacity that different sentences may reflect different degrees of culpability and or different circumstances.