According to the settled principles, material contradictions in evidence in a criminal case create doubt in the case of the prosecution and lead to reasonable possibility of the witnesses being not truthful.

 Dishonest improvements made by a witness in his statement to strengthen the prosecution case casts serious doubt about veracity of his statement and makes the same untrustworthy and unreliable.

Benzodiazepines colloquially called “benzos, are a class of depressant drugs that produce sedition and hypnosis. The most common benzodiazepines are the prescription drugs Valium, Xanax, Halicon, Ativan and Klonopin. In an overdose benzodiazepines can cause dangerous deep unconsciousness.

An adverse inference is drawn under Article 129(g) of the Qanoon-e-Shahadat Order, 1984 to the effect that had the above two witnesses been produced by the prosecution at the trial, they would not have supported the version of the prosecution.

Jail Petition No. 181 of 2016 A/w. Criminal Petition No. 154-L of 2016
Mst. Saima Noreen
Muhammad Shafiq
Vs
The State
14.05.2024