PLD 2018 FSC 1
Federation of Pakistan v. Public (Procedural Aspects under Shariat Act)
Also known as: Federation v. Public
- Court
- federal shariat
- Decided
- 2018
- Court name
- Federal Shariat Court
- Bench
- Full Bench, FSC
Summary
PLACEHOLDER summary — procedural compliance required for prosecutions under the Offences Against Property (Enforcement of Hudood) Ordinance, 1979 and standard of evidence (tazkiya-al-shahood).
Key holdings
1. Tazkiya-al-shahood is a mandatory step in hadd prosecutions.
2. Hadd cannot be imposed where any procedural defect taints the prosecution.
3. Tazir punishment may follow on residual evidence.