Site plan is not a substantive piece of evidence

If any reference in this respect is needed, it can be made to the case reported as Muhammad Iqbal and others v. Muhammad Akram and another (1996 SCMR 908) wherein while diluting upon similar proposition, the Hon’ble Supreme Court of Pakistan observed as under:-

“No doubt, in the site plan it is mentioned that the distance between the deceased and the place wherefrom they were fired at was 32 feet but this will not help the defence either because site plan is not a substantive piece of evidence and cannot be used to discard the evidence of a witness unless he was confronted with the same. In the instant case the eyewitnesses were not confronted with this portion of the site plan, and it was not asked from them as to whether or not they had told this distance to the official who has prepared the site plan.”

Used in Judgment of
Lahore High court
Criminal Appeal
365-13