Time of recording of his statement under section 342, Cr.P.C

12. Apart from that the motive set up by the prosecution had never been put to the present appellants at the time of recording of their statements under section 342, Cr.P.C. the law is settled that a piece of evidence not put to an accused person at the time of recording of his statement under section 342, Cr.P.C. cannot be considered against him. Reliance is placed on ““Imtiaz alias Taj Vs. The State and others” (2018 SCMR 344), Qaddan and others v. The State” (2017 SCMR 148) and “Mst. Anwar Begum v. Akhtar Hussain alias Kaka and 2 others” (2017 SCMR 1710).

Part Of Judgment
Lahore High Court
Murder Reference
42-16
2020 LHC 269