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Lahore High Court
Cr. Appeal No. 1042/2009
PRESENT; (SYED IFTIKHAR HUSSAIN SHAH)JUDGE (AALIA NEELUM) JUDGE
06. 16.6.2014. Mr. Khan Muhammad Vehniwal, Advocate for the appellant. Mr. Muhammad Amjad Rafique, Deputy Prosecutor General.
Cr. Appeal No. 1042/2009
PRESENT; (SYED IFTIKHAR HUSSAIN SHAH)JUDGE (AALIA NEELUM) JUDGE
06. 16.6.2014. Mr. Khan Muhammad Vehniwal, Advocate for the appellant. Mr. Muhammad Amjad Rafique, Deputy Prosecutor General.
Muhammad Siddique.
VERSUS
Mst. Rehana Kausar etc.
Law: Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1898
Section: 302, 34 P.P.C.
Core Legal Points
Hearsay evidence without corroboration cannot sustain conviction in murder cases.
Joint extra-judicial confession is inherently unreliable unless corroborated by independent evidence.
Unexplained delay in recording statements under Section 161 Cr.P.C. weakens prosecution’s case.