Corroboration of evidence

2020 YLR 153 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH Judicial Precedent

S. 7Sindh Arms Act (V of 2013), S. 23(1)(a)Explosive Substances Act (VI of 1908), Ss. 4 & 5Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), Art. 40

Act of terrorism, possession of unlicensed arms, keeping explosive with intent to endanger life or property, possessing explosives under suspicious circumstances, proof of information received from accused

Appreciation of evidence

Corroboration of evidence

Testimony of police officials

Scope

Prosecution case against accused was that he, during the course of investigation in another case had disclosed that he had concealed huge quantity of arms, ammunition and explosive material in a grave

Accused voluntarily led the police party to the graveyard and pointed out the grave

Police, during the digging of the grave, recovered arms, ammunition and explosive material

Mashirnama of recovery was prepared in the presence of mashirs, which was signed by both the mashirs

Mashirs had fully supported the version of the complainant and one of them had denied the assertion that the mashirnama was prepared at police station

Official of Bomb Disposal Unit had also corroborated the prosecution case and had admitted during cross-examination that the entire arms, ammunition and explosive material was recovered from one graveyard

No proof of enmity between the complainant and the prosecution witnesses was brought on record

Reports of Bomb Disposal Unit and Forensic Science Laboratory regarding arms, ammunition and explosive substance were sufficient to prove that they could be used for demolishing the law and order situation and creating a sense of insecurity, fear and terrorism in public-at-large

Prosecution had succeeded in bringing the guilt of accused at home and had proved its case against the accused beyond any shadow of doubt

Appeals were dismissed.

2015 YLR 140 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE Judicial Precedent

EvidenceCorroboration of evidence

One tainted piece of evidence could not corroborate another piece of tainted evidence, because if that was allowed to be alone, very necessity of corroboration would be frustrated.

2013 MLD 723 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT Judicial Precedent

Corroboration of evidence

When the ocular account was straightforward, truthful, confidence inspiring and was furnished by injured witnesses, it hardly needed corroboration from any circumstantial evidence.