Judgement defining the terms Hearsay and Res Gestae in detail. What can be test for hearsay evidence? How hearsay can be determined? All questions are answered in this judgement..
Citation Name :
2003 PLD 368 SUPREME-COURT
Side Appellant :
SHABBIR HUSSAIN alias SUKKU
Side Opponent :
THE STATE
Qanun-e-Shahadat
Order 1984 ----Art. 19---Relevancy of facts forming part of same
transaction--Statements, utterances and declarations in order to be
admissible/relevant as "
res
gestae
"
should be contemporaneous with the occurrence/ incident w issue, i.e.,
interval should not be such as to give time or opportunity for
fabrication and they should not amount to be mere narrative or past
occurrence---Declarations, statements and utterances which do not
satisfy the said test are rejected as hearsay.This judgment is reproduced from a publicly available source for informational purposes and does not constitute legal advice. If you believe this listing contains an error,
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