1051/2023 Const. P. Mst. Nayab D/o Shoukat Ali (Petitioner) V/S Nawaz Ali and Another (Respondent)
Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Zulfiqar Ahmad Khan(Author)
1051/2023 Const. P. Mst. Nayab D/o Shoukat Ali (Petitioner) V/S Nawaz Ali and Another (Respondent) Sindh High Court
Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Zulfiqar Ahmad Khan(Author) Order Date: 16-JAN-24
. It is an established position adhered by Courts that fair trial is a fundamental right as envisaged under Article 10-A of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973 (???Constitution???) where cross-examination is an integral part of it aimed to check the credibility of witnesses, to elicit truth or expose falsehood as when the statement of a witness is not subjected to the cross-examination, as cross-examination???s evidentiary value cannot be equated and that cross-examination is not a mere formality, but a valuable right to bring the truth out.