Determination of criteria as to which statement could be treated as confession---Admissibility or non-admissibility of confession---Principles.

P L D 2003 Supreme Court 704

Circumstantial evidence---Sentence---Principles---

Death sentence can be awarded on circumstantial evidence, provided all circumstances constituted a chain and no link is missing and their combined effect is that the guilt of the accused is established beyond any shadow of doubt.

Last seen evidence---Sentence---Principles---

Last seen evidence though generally is regarded as a weak evidence, yet capital punishment can be awarded if an unbroken chain of circumstances from the stage of last seen evidence till death of the victim is established by conclusive evidence.

Evidence of last seen---Principles determining the guilt or otherwise of accused stated.