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Sole reliance on Audio Tape or Video in Evidence

  PLJ 2023 Cr.C. 593 [Lahore High Court, Lahore] Present :  Muhammad Waheed Khan,  J. Rana  MUHAMMAD YOUSAF KHAN Advocate--Petitioner versus STATE etc.--Respondents Crl. Misc. No. 61551-M of 2022, heard on 8.12.2022. Criminal Procedure Code, 1898 (V of 1898)-- ---Ss. 249-A/435 & 561-A--Telegraph Act, (XIII of 1885), S. 25-D--Qanun-e-Shahadat Order, (10 of 1984), Art. 164--Audio tape or video in evidence--Sole reliance of the prosecution in this case--Application filed by the petitioner u/S. 249-A of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Cr.P.C) was turned down--Criminal Revision filed against the order was dismissed--Except one Compact Disc (CD) of a Call Data which was allegedly procured by the police--The prosecution is not equipped with any other incriminating material/ evidence on record--Neither the mobile phone of the accused/petitioner from which the call was allegedly made nor the mobile phone of the complainant was taken into possession--No forensic report q...