Oral evidence cannot be accepted to the extent of its inconsistency with medical evidence

“It is a settled law that blackening appears on the dead body in case the deceased has received injuries at a distance of 4 feet according to medical jurisprudence by Modi. It is a settled law that oral evidence cannot be accepted to the extent of its inconsistency with medical evidence. See Mardan Ali‟s case 1980 SCMR 889, Bagh Ali‟s case 1983 SCMR 1292, Sain Dad‟s case 1972 SCMR 74 and Zardshad‟s case 1969 SCMR 644.”

2007 SCMR 1812

Used In Judgment of:
Lahore High Court
Criminal Appeal
47-15