Pakistan Case LawBASHIR AHMAD and anothers Versus THE STATE
This matter arises from a petition for leave to appeal directed against the conviction of the petitioners on a murder charge. The core legal question before the Supreme Court is whether the established principles governing the appraisal of evidence were correctly applied by the lower courts in convicting the petitioners. Granting leave to appeal, the Court decided to examine the correctness of the evidentiary appreciation that led to the conviction. The key principle laid down concerns the rigorous scrutiny and correct application of evidentiary standards by appellate and trial courts in capital cases.
- Whether the principles governing the appraisal of evidence were correctly applied to convict the petitioners on a murder charge?
- Does the Supreme Court grant leave to appeal to examine the misreading or non-reading of evidence in a murder case?
ORDER
MANZOOR HUSSAIN, SIAL, J.---After hearing learned counsel for petitioners and going through the record with his assistance, we grant leave to appeal in this case to consider whether the principles governing the appraisal of evidence as laid down by this Court were correctly applied to convict the petitioners on murder charge.
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