Murder
Irfan Ali v The State (2015 SCMR 840)
Witness testimony that contradicts medical evidence loses credibility, and witnesses found to have falsely testified with regard to a co-accused cannot be relied upon against the accused unless the testimony is sufficiently corroborated through strong evidence from an unimpeachable source.
Muhammad Ismail v. State (2017 SCMR 713)
An in-court “confession” is only an admission unless it meets the strict requirements of CrPC 342. Admissions must be corroborated, and usually cannot justify the death penalty.
Ghulam Mohy-Ud-Din alias Haji Babu v. State (2014 SCMR 1034)
A single mitigating circumstance or a single factor creating reasonable doubt is enough to reduce the sentence of death to life imprisonment.
Muhammad Sharif v. State (PLD 2009 SC 709)
The infliction of the death penalty is justified only when the murder is committed in an extremely brutal, grotesque, diabolical, revolting, or dastardly manner, after consideration of any extenuating or mitigating circumstances.
Sardar Bibi v Munir Ahmed (2017 SC MR 344)
Once an improvement made by a witness in their statements is found to be deliberate and dishonest, serious doubt is cast on the veracity of such a witness. Such witness statements may not be used to uphold a conviction.
