as stated by this Court in the case of Ghulam Qadir v. State — 1959 PLD 377

Citation: 1959 PLD 377

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Year: 1970

Decision Date: 1970-01-20

Parties: ABDUL KHALIQ vs The STATE

Headnotes

is as follows :- "As a matter of strict law, the uncorroborated testimony of an accomplice could, if accepted, from the basis of a conviction in a criminal case. However in the course of judicial precedents, a rule of prudence has been evolved under which it is always insisted that there ought to be independent corroboration of an approver's statement on material points suggesting a link between accused persons and the crime before such a statement could be accepted as a safe foundation for their conviction.

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Waheeduddin Ahmad, Mujibur Rahman Khan, Muhammad Yaqub Ali Khan Title: ABDUL KHALIQ vs The STATE Case No.: Criminal Appeal No. 9 of 1969 Criminal Appeal No. 2t5 of 1967 Date of Judgment:1970-01-20 Reported As: 1970 SCMR 307 Result: Appeal dismissed JUDGMENT JUDGMENT M. R. KHAN, J.-The appellant was convicted under section 302 of the Pakistan Penal Code for the murder of Abdul Mannan and sentenced to death. He was also convicted under section 13 of the West Pakistan Arms Ordinance, 1965 and sentenced to six month's rigorous imprisonment. The appellant preferred an appeal against his convictions and sentences. The appeal and the death reference were heard together by a Division Bench of the High Court of West Pakistan, Lahore. By a single judgment, the learned Judges dismissed the appeal, accepted the reference and confirmed the death sentence imposed on the appellant. Abdul Mannan, deceased was the brother's son of Muhammad Younis (P. W. 13). They were originally the residents of village Milki in the District of Hoogli, West Bengal. Muhammad Younis settled at Jhullundur before the Independence and carried on business there. He has several sons of whom Muhammad Sharif (P. W. 18) is the approver in this case. Mst. Amna (P. W. 12) is the daughter of Muhammad Younis. After the establishment of Pakistan, Muhammad Younis migrated to Lahore and established business there. Mst. Amna was married to Abdul Mannan, deceased about 13 years…

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