Corroboratory evidence
Corroboratory evidence legal meaning, translation and judicial precedents.
Meaning & Judicial Interpretation: (اردو مفہوم اور قانونی تشریح)
Corroboratory evidence does not convert an unreliable witness, or evidence, into a reliable one.
When the prosecution fails to prove the case against the accused beyond reasonable doubt then the corroboratory evidence produced in the case can be of no help to the prosecution.
No doubt, there was certain recoveries in the form of blood stained earth, blood stained broken stick, blood stained stone, blood stained shirt of the deceased and blood stained five chits recovered from the spot, however, evidentiary value of the same qua the guilt of the accused had rightly been discarded by the Trial Court, especially in absence of direct evidence
Even otherwise, when the prosecution had failed to prove the case against the accused beyond reasonable doubt then the corroboratory evidence produced in the case in hand could be of no help to the prosecution
Appeal against acquittal was dismissed accordingly.
At bail stage, corroboratory piece of evidence, if missing, cannot discard the ocular account recorded on the day of occurrence.
Deficiencies arising from the contents of arrest warrant and proclamation as well as failure of prosecution to prove their execution left
Such documents nothing but simple stray piece of papers having no legal consequences.
Eye-witnesses cannot corroborate themselves but corroboratory evidence was to come from independent source and be supported by independent witnesses other than eye-witnesses.
Petitioner was not nominated in the FIR; there was no eye-witness of the occurrence; only Waj Takkar evidence was mentioned in the FIR
No feature of the unknown accused having been mentioned in the FIR, therefore, identification parade did not constitute reasonable ground to connect petitioner with the commission of alleged offence
Entire case of the complainant rotated around main accused because motive was attributed to him, place of occurrence was his house, he was nominated in the FIR was main accused, but Investigating Officer had let him off and declared him not involved in the occurrence
Recovery of pistol was corroboratory piece of evidence
No direct and substantial evidence was available with the prosecution against petitioner, prima facie, there was nothing to be corroborated
No reasonable grounds were available on record to connect the petitioner with the commission of alleged offence, rather his case fell in the ambit of further inquiry
Petition for grant of bail was allowed, in circumstances.
Corroboratory evidence must come from independent source.
If a case was primarily based upon the ocular evidence, it was not necessary to demand that there must be corroboratory evidence.
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Precedents & Case Laws citing "Corroboratory evidence"
P L D 1979 Karachi 519
MUHAMMAD PANNAH AND ANOTHER-Appellants Versus THE STATE-Respondent
Court: High Court2011 MLD 886
ABDUL HAYAT — Appellant Versus THE STATE — Respondent
Court: Peshawar1981 SCMR 613
Mst. AMINA BIBI-Petitioner Versus PEHLWAN SHAH AND OTHERS-Respondents
Court: --- S. 302-Murder-case-Appeal to Supreme Court-Appreciation of evidence - Prosecution witness closely related to deceased - Could not be said to be not inimical witness-Corroboratory witness hostile witness--Explanation given by one prosecution witness for his presence at time of occurrence inconsistent-Description of occurrence in Sessions Court inconsistent with his version of occurrence in lower Court-Witness stating respondents having fired with a 'l2 bore pistol but medical evidence proving deceased having been killed by a bullet -- View taken by High Court reasonable and relating entirely to appreciation of evidence and not liable to interference Corroboratory evidence being that of an unreliable witness, his evidence could not corroborate other piece of tainted evidence Respondents, held, rightly acquitted by High Court---Constitution of Pakistan (1973), Art. ,185(3).-Witness.2024 S C M R 1133
MUHAMMAD IQBAL — Petitioner Versus The STATE and another — Respondents
Court: Supreme Court of PakistanP L D 2004 Peshawar 20
ALI RAZA — Appellant Versus FAZAL WAHID — Respondent
Court: High Court1982 S C M R 722
MANSAB KHAN-Petitioner Versus THE STATE-Respondent
Court: ---- S. 302-Murder-Appreciation of evidence-Occurrence not an unwitnessed occurrence as contended but witnessed by two prosecution witnesses-Both eye-witnesses though related to deceased yet also related to petitioner-accused-No reason shown as to why prosecution witnesses spared real culprits and implicated their own close relative for firing fatal shot-No independent corroboratory evidence although available yet no inconsistency or infirmity in testimony of eye-witnesses shown--No reason also being assigned as to why eye-witnesses sub stituted false persons for real persons testimony of such witnesses could be relied upon without corroboratory evidence-Even otherwise testimony of eye-witnesses corroborated by medical evidence and evidence of motive--Case against accused-petitioner, held, proved beyond reasonable doubt in circumstances.--Witness.2015 S C M R 1142
Mst. SUGHRA BEGUM and another — Appellants Versus QAISER PERVEZ and others — Respondents
Court: Supreme Court of PakistanP L D 1986 Supreme Court 29
MAHMOOD KHAN SHEERANI‑Petitioner Versus THE STATE‑Respondent
Court:P L D 1992 Supreme Court 253
MUHAMMAD HASHIM — Petitioner Versus THE STATE — Respondent
Court: High CourtP L D 1985 Supreme Court 361
MUHAMMAD IQBAL-Appellant Versus MUHAMMAD TAHIR AND OTHERS-Respondents
Court: S. 302/34-Recovery-Recovery of crime weapon (knife) from house of accused on his pointing out-Weapon found concealed under a pile of rubbish and accused had exclusive knowledge as to where it was lying-Delay of 16 months in sending recovered knife to Chemical Examiner-Effect-Result of delay in examination of weapon recovered at instance of accused by Chemical Examiner, because of its having reached him late, held, could only be that blood on weapon may be found to have been disintegrated due to passage of time (which was not in present case) but that too by itself was not sufficient ground to reject it as corroboratory evidence.-Recovery,