FORENSIC EVIDENCE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IN PAKISTAN

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glsr.2022(VII-III).04      10.31703/glsr.2022(VII-III).04      Published : Sep 2022
Authored by : Ali Ajmal , Faiza Rasool

04 Pages : 25-31

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  • Abdul Ghafar Ansari v State. (2016). MLD 546.
  • Adnan Hussain v The State. (2018). YLR 1412.
  • Ahmad Sher v State. (2016). YLR 2476.
  • Ali, S. A & Woodroffe, J. G. (1907). The Law of Evidence Applicable in British India (4th Ed, Pp. 296-297). Calcutta: Thacker, Spink & Co.
  • Amjad Wali v State. (2014). YLR 1503.
  • Arif ud Din v State. (2013). PCrLJ 1129.
  • Article 164 of Qanoon-e- Shahadat Order 1984.
  • Article 59 of Qanoon-e- Shahadat Order 1984.
  • Aslam Surhiani v The State. (2017). PCrLJ 174.
  • Assadullah v State. (2016). PCrLJ 1698.
  • Atta ur Rehman v State. (2018). PCrLJ 276.
  • Bilal Mehmood v The State. (2018). MLD 1559.
  • Clancy, D., & Bull, R. (2014). The Effect on Mock-Juror Decision-Making of Power-of-Speech Within Eyewitness Testimony and Types of Scientific Evidence. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 22(3), 425–435. https://doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2014.960029
  • Dilawar Mehmood Alias Dulli v The State. (2015). YLR 805.
  • Ehsanullah v State. (2010). PCrLJ 1415.
  • Farooq, A., & Waheed, U. (2013). Forensics: An Emerging Science in Pakistan. The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, 34(4), 374–375. https://doi.org/10.1097/paf.0000000000000050
  • Fisher, B. A. J. (2004). Techniques of Crime Scene Investigation (7th ed.). New York, NY: CRC Press.
  • Freeman, N. J., & Punzo, D. L. D. (2001). Effects of DNA and Eyewitness Evidence on Juror Decisions. Psi Chi Journal of Psychological Research, 6(3), 109– 117. https://doi.org/10.24839/1089-4136.jn6.3.109.
  • Gardner, R. M. (2004). Practical Crime Scene Processing and Investigation. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press.
  • Garner, B. A., & Black, H. C. (1999). Black's law dictionary. St. Paul, MN: Thomson Reuters.
  • Ghulam Rabbani v The State. (2000). YLR 1580.
  • Grover, R. & Murphy, P. (2013). Murphy on Evidence (13th ed.) Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • Habib Khyzer v The State. (2016). YLR 393.
  • Hans, V. P., Kaye, D. H., Dann, B. M., Farley, E. J., & Albertson, S. (2011). Science in the jury box: Jurors’ comprehension of mitochondrial DNA evidence. Law and Human Behavior, 35(1), 60–71. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10979-010-9222-8.
  • Inayatullah Alias Zahid Alias Farho Chandio v State. (2016). PCrLJ Note 10.
  • Intekhab Ahmad Abbasi v The State. (2018). SCMR 495.
  • Ismail Parvez Minhas v The State. (2018). YLR Note 119.
  • Jalal v State. (2013). YLR 961.
  • Javed Iqbal v State. (2016). SCMR 787.
  • Kashif Nawaz v The State. (2018). YLR 1084.
  • Khalid Rasheed v State. (2012). MLD 1274.
  • Khuda Bakhsh v State. (2002). YLR 2160.
  • huram Jalali v The State. (2017). PCrLJ Note 19.
  • Kiely, T. F. (2001). Forensic evidence: Science and the criminal law. CRC Press.
  • Lee, H. C., Palmbach, T. M., & Miller, M. T. (2004). Henry Lee's Crime Scene Handbook. San Diego, California: Elsevier Academic press.
  • Lieberman, J. D., Carrell, C. A., Miethe, T. D., & Krauss, D. A. (2008). Gold versus platinum: Do jurors recognize the superiority and limitations of DNA evidence compared to other types of forensic evidence? Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 14(1), 27–62. https://doi.org/10.1037/1076-8971.14.1.27
  • Ling, S., Kaplan, J., & Berryessa, C. (2020). The Importance of Forensic Evidence on Decisions of Criminal Guilt. Science & Justice, 61(2), 142–149. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scijus.2020.11.004
  • Maeder, E. M., Ewanation, L. A., & Monnink, J. (2016). Jurors’ Perceptions of Evidence: The Relative Influence of DNA and Eyewitness Testimony when Presented by Opposing Parties. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 32(1), 33–42. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11896-016-9194-9
  • Manzoor Ahmad Alias Mavia Alias Usama Alias Habibullah v The State. (2018). MLD 1512.
  • Mateen, R. M., Tariq, A., & Rasool, N. (2018). Forensic science in Pakistan; present and future. Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences 8(1), 1-2. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s41935-018-0077-3
  • McEwen, T. (2010). The role and impact of forensic evidence in the criminal justice system. National Institute of Justice. Inc. 1219 Prince Street, Suite 2 Alexandria, Virginia. Retrieved from: https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/236474.pdf
  • McEwen, T., & Regoeczi, W. (2015). Forensic Evidence in Homicide Investigations and Prosecutions. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 60(5), 1188–1198.
  • Muhammad Amin v State PLD. (2006). SC 219.
  • Muhammad Ayoob v State. (2012). PCrLJ 1438.
  • Muhammad Ayyaz v The State. (2017). PCrLJ Note 29
  • Muhammad Fayyaz v The State. (2018). YLR 1377.
  • Muhammad Hayat v The State. (2018). PCrLJ Note 61.
  • Muhammad Imran v The State. (2017). YLR 2394.
  • Muhammad Irfan v The State. (2016). PCrLJ 1178.
  • Muhammad Khan v State. (2013). YLR 491.
  • Muhammad Qaiser v State. (2006). YLR 3158.
  • Muhammad Rizwan v The State. (2016). YLR Note 102.
  • Muhammad Safeer v The State. (2017). PCrLJ 1435.
  • Muhammad Umair v The State. (2017). YLR 1097.
  • Mukhtar Alias Mokhi v The State. (2018). YLR 1302.
  • Murphy, E. E. (2015). Inside the cell : the dark side of forensic DNA. Nation Books.
  • Muttiullah Khan Vs State. (2002). YLR 3808 609.
  • Narejo, N., & Avais, M. A. (2012). Examining the role of forensic science for the investigative solution of crimes. Sindh University Research Journal (Science Series) 44(2), 251- 254. https://ssrn.com/abstract=2431586
  • Nasir Abbas v The State. (2015). YLR 629.
  • Nasir Mehmood v State. (2015). SCMR 423.
  • NFSA. (2017). National Forensic Science Agency. https://www.nfsa.gov.pk
  • Niaz Alias Niazzo v State. (2015). YLR 2255.
  • O’Neill Shermer, L., Rose, K. C., & Hoffman, A. (2011). Perceptions and Credibility: Understanding the Nuances of Eyewitness Testimony. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 27(2), 183–203. https://doi.org/10.1177/1043986211405886
  • Omair Ali v The State. (2018). PCrLJ 1224.
  • Pearson, J. M., Law, J. R., Skene, J. A. G., Beskind, D. H., Vidmar, N., Ball, D. A., Malekpour, A., Carter, R. M., & Skene, J. H. P. (2018). Modelling the effects of crime type and evidence on judgments about guilt. Nature Human Behaviour, 2(11), 856–866. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-018-0451-z.
  • PFSA. (2018). Punjab Forensic Science Agency, Government of The Punjab. https://pfsa.punjab.gov.pk
  • Pirzada Alias Peer v The State. (2017). PCrLJ 605.
  • Powell, E. (1868). Principles & Practice of the Law of Evidence (3rd Ed., Edited by John Cutler and Edmund Fuller Griffin). London: Butterworths.
  • Quadara, A., Fileborn, B., & Parkinson, D. (2013). The role of forensic medical evidence in the prosecution of adult sexual assault. (1st ed.) (ACSSA Issues; No. 15). Australian Centre for the Study of Sexual Assault. https://aifs.gov.au/publications/role%20-forensic%20-medical-evidence-prosecutionadult-sexual-assault
  • Raees Khan Vs State. (2018). MLD 835.
  • Ragle, L. (2002). Crime Scene. New York, NY: Avon Books.
  • Riaz Ali Vs the State. (2016). YLR 78.
  • Rizwan Ahmad Qureshi Vs State. PLD (2017). Sindh 653
  • Roman, J. K., Reid, S., Reid, J., Chalfin, A., Adams, W., & Knight, C. (2008). The DNA field experiment: Cost-effectiveness analysis of the use of DNA in the investigation of high-volume crimes. Washington, DC: Urban Institute, Justice Policy Center.
  • Sadduridin Alias Sadoro vs State. (2015). MLD 1259.
  • Samandar Alias Qurban vs The State. (2017). MLD 539.
  • Sardar Ali vs Special Judge. (1996). MLD 460.
  • Sardar Sher Muhammad vs State. (2007). MLD 252
  • Schweitzer, K., & Nuñez, N. (2018). What Evidence Matters to Jurors? The Prevalence and Importance of Different Homicide Trial Evidence to Mock Jurors. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 25(3), 437–451. https://doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2018.1437666
  • Shah Izzat Alias Shahzad vs Adnan Constable no. 5355 2017 PCrLJ 25.
  • Shamshad Ahmad vs State PLD. (2004) Lah 368.
  • Shaukat Ali Alias Baba vs State. (2016). PCrLJ Note 33.
  • Sikander Alias Sani vs The State. (2018). MLD 1220.
  • Syed Fida ur Rehman Shah vs State. (2016). PCrLJ 1167.
  • Taj Muhammad Alias Tajo Rind vs The State. (2017). YLR Note 443.
  • Tallat Alias Arshad vs State. (2015). PCrLJ 511.
  • Tanveer Alias Teroo vs State. (2010). YLR 1988.
  • The State vs Ahmad Zaman Khan. (2002). PCrLJ 2041.
  • The State vs Iftekhar Hussain. (2016). GBLR 315.
  • The State vs Muhammad Ramzan. (2012). YLR 2191.
  • The State vs Sadam. (2016). PCrLJ 1815.
  • The State vs Shakeel Ahmad. (2015). MLD 1374.
  • Turvey, B., & Petherick, W. A. (2010). The origins of forensic criminology. In B. Turvey, & C. Ferguson (Eds.), Forensic criminology (pp. xix-xi). Elsevie
  • Waris Ali v State. (2017). SCMR 1572.
  • Wazir vs State. (2016). GBLR 131 Supreme Appellate Court
  • Weizman, E. (2014). Introduction: Forensis. In Forensis: The Architecture of Public Truth, edited by Forensic Architecture, A. Franke, and E. Weizman, 9- 32. Berlin: Sternberg Press.
  • Zahid Hussain vs State. (2005). PCrLJ 1683.
  • Zeeshan Alias Shani vs State. (2012). SCMR 428.
  • Abdul Ghafar Ansari v State. (2016). MLD 546.
  • Adnan Hussain v The State. (2018). YLR 1412.
  • Ahmad Sher v State. (2016). YLR 2476.
  • Ali, S. A & Woodroffe, J. G. (1907). The Law of Evidence Applicable in British India (4th Ed, Pp. 296-297). Calcutta: Thacker, Spink & Co.
  • Amjad Wali v State. (2014). YLR 1503.
  • Arif ud Din v State. (2013). PCrLJ 1129.
  • Article 164 of Qanoon-e- Shahadat Order 1984.
  • Article 59 of Qanoon-e- Shahadat Order 1984.
  • Aslam Surhiani v The State. (2017). PCrLJ 174.
  • Assadullah v State. (2016). PCrLJ 1698.
  • Atta ur Rehman v State. (2018). PCrLJ 276.
  • Bilal Mehmood v The State. (2018). MLD 1559.
  • Clancy, D., & Bull, R. (2014). The Effect on Mock-Juror Decision-Making of Power-of-Speech Within Eyewitness Testimony and Types of Scientific Evidence. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 22(3), 425–435. https://doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2014.960029
  • Dilawar Mehmood Alias Dulli v The State. (2015). YLR 805.
  • Ehsanullah v State. (2010). PCrLJ 1415.
  • Farooq, A., & Waheed, U. (2013). Forensics: An Emerging Science in Pakistan. The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, 34(4), 374–375. https://doi.org/10.1097/paf.0000000000000050
  • Fisher, B. A. J. (2004). Techniques of Crime Scene Investigation (7th ed.). New York, NY: CRC Press.
  • Freeman, N. J., & Punzo, D. L. D. (2001). Effects of DNA and Eyewitness Evidence on Juror Decisions. Psi Chi Journal of Psychological Research, 6(3), 109– 117. https://doi.org/10.24839/1089-4136.jn6.3.109.
  • Gardner, R. M. (2004). Practical Crime Scene Processing and Investigation. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press.
  • Garner, B. A., & Black, H. C. (1999). Black's law dictionary. St. Paul, MN: Thomson Reuters.
  • Ghulam Rabbani v The State. (2000). YLR 1580.
  • Grover, R. & Murphy, P. (2013). Murphy on Evidence (13th ed.) Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • Habib Khyzer v The State. (2016). YLR 393.
  • Hans, V. P., Kaye, D. H., Dann, B. M., Farley, E. J., & Albertson, S. (2011). Science in the jury box: Jurors’ comprehension of mitochondrial DNA evidence. Law and Human Behavior, 35(1), 60–71. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10979-010-9222-8.
  • Inayatullah Alias Zahid Alias Farho Chandio v State. (2016). PCrLJ Note 10.
  • Intekhab Ahmad Abbasi v The State. (2018). SCMR 495.
  • Ismail Parvez Minhas v The State. (2018). YLR Note 119.
  • Jalal v State. (2013). YLR 961.
  • Javed Iqbal v State. (2016). SCMR 787.
  • Kashif Nawaz v The State. (2018). YLR 1084.
  • Khalid Rasheed v State. (2012). MLD 1274.
  • Khuda Bakhsh v State. (2002). YLR 2160.
  • huram Jalali v The State. (2017). PCrLJ Note 19.
  • Kiely, T. F. (2001). Forensic evidence: Science and the criminal law. CRC Press.
  • Lee, H. C., Palmbach, T. M., & Miller, M. T. (2004). Henry Lee's Crime Scene Handbook. San Diego, California: Elsevier Academic press.
  • Lieberman, J. D., Carrell, C. A., Miethe, T. D., & Krauss, D. A. (2008). Gold versus platinum: Do jurors recognize the superiority and limitations of DNA evidence compared to other types of forensic evidence? Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 14(1), 27–62. https://doi.org/10.1037/1076-8971.14.1.27
  • Ling, S., Kaplan, J., & Berryessa, C. (2020). The Importance of Forensic Evidence on Decisions of Criminal Guilt. Science & Justice, 61(2), 142–149. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scijus.2020.11.004
  • Maeder, E. M., Ewanation, L. A., & Monnink, J. (2016). Jurors’ Perceptions of Evidence: The Relative Influence of DNA and Eyewitness Testimony when Presented by Opposing Parties. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 32(1), 33–42. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11896-016-9194-9
  • Manzoor Ahmad Alias Mavia Alias Usama Alias Habibullah v The State. (2018). MLD 1512.
  • Mateen, R. M., Tariq, A., & Rasool, N. (2018). Forensic science in Pakistan; present and future. Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences 8(1), 1-2. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s41935-018-0077-3
  • McEwen, T. (2010). The role and impact of forensic evidence in the criminal justice system. National Institute of Justice. Inc. 1219 Prince Street, Suite 2 Alexandria, Virginia. Retrieved from: https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/236474.pdf
  • McEwen, T., & Regoeczi, W. (2015). Forensic Evidence in Homicide Investigations and Prosecutions. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 60(5), 1188–1198.
  • Muhammad Amin v State PLD. (2006). SC 219.
  • Muhammad Ayoob v State. (2012). PCrLJ 1438.
  • Muhammad Ayyaz v The State. (2017). PCrLJ Note 29
  • Muhammad Fayyaz v The State. (2018). YLR 1377.
  • Muhammad Hayat v The State. (2018). PCrLJ Note 61.
  • Muhammad Imran v The State. (2017). YLR 2394.
  • Muhammad Irfan v The State. (2016). PCrLJ 1178.
  • Muhammad Khan v State. (2013). YLR 491.
  • Muhammad Qaiser v State. (2006). YLR 3158.
  • Muhammad Rizwan v The State. (2016). YLR Note 102.
  • Muhammad Safeer v The State. (2017). PCrLJ 1435.
  • Muhammad Umair v The State. (2017). YLR 1097.
  • Mukhtar Alias Mokhi v The State. (2018). YLR 1302.
  • Murphy, E. E. (2015). Inside the cell : the dark side of forensic DNA. Nation Books.
  • Muttiullah Khan Vs State. (2002). YLR 3808 609.
  • Narejo, N., & Avais, M. A. (2012). Examining the role of forensic science for the investigative solution of crimes. Sindh University Research Journal (Science Series) 44(2), 251- 254. https://ssrn.com/abstract=2431586
  • Nasir Abbas v The State. (2015). YLR 629.
  • Nasir Mehmood v State. (2015). SCMR 423.
  • NFSA. (2017). National Forensic Science Agency. https://www.nfsa.gov.pk
  • Niaz Alias Niazzo v State. (2015). YLR 2255.
  • O’Neill Shermer, L., Rose, K. C., & Hoffman, A. (2011). Perceptions and Credibility: Understanding the Nuances of Eyewitness Testimony. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 27(2), 183–203. https://doi.org/10.1177/1043986211405886
  • Omair Ali v The State. (2018). PCrLJ 1224.
  • Pearson, J. M., Law, J. R., Skene, J. A. G., Beskind, D. H., Vidmar, N., Ball, D. A., Malekpour, A., Carter, R. M., & Skene, J. H. P. (2018). Modelling the effects of crime type and evidence on judgments about guilt. Nature Human Behaviour, 2(11), 856–866. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-018-0451-z.
  • PFSA. (2018). Punjab Forensic Science Agency, Government of The Punjab. https://pfsa.punjab.gov.pk
  • Pirzada Alias Peer v The State. (2017). PCrLJ 605.
  • Powell, E. (1868). Principles & Practice of the Law of Evidence (3rd Ed., Edited by John Cutler and Edmund Fuller Griffin). London: Butterworths.
  • Quadara, A., Fileborn, B., & Parkinson, D. (2013). The role of forensic medical evidence in the prosecution of adult sexual assault. (1st ed.) (ACSSA Issues; No. 15). Australian Centre for the Study of Sexual Assault. https://aifs.gov.au/publications/role%20-forensic%20-medical-evidence-prosecutionadult-sexual-assault
  • Raees Khan Vs State. (2018). MLD 835.
  • Ragle, L. (2002). Crime Scene. New York, NY: Avon Books.
  • Riaz Ali Vs the State. (2016). YLR 78.
  • Rizwan Ahmad Qureshi Vs State. PLD (2017). Sindh 653
  • Roman, J. K., Reid, S., Reid, J., Chalfin, A., Adams, W., & Knight, C. (2008). The DNA field experiment: Cost-effectiveness analysis of the use of DNA in the investigation of high-volume crimes. Washington, DC: Urban Institute, Justice Policy Center.
  • Sadduridin Alias Sadoro vs State. (2015). MLD 1259.
  • Samandar Alias Qurban vs The State. (2017). MLD 539.
  • Sardar Ali vs Special Judge. (1996). MLD 460.
  • Sardar Sher Muhammad vs State. (2007). MLD 252
  • Schweitzer, K., & Nuñez, N. (2018). What Evidence Matters to Jurors? The Prevalence and Importance of Different Homicide Trial Evidence to Mock Jurors. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 25(3), 437–451. https://doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2018.1437666
  • Shah Izzat Alias Shahzad vs Adnan Constable no. 5355 2017 PCrLJ 25.
  • Shamshad Ahmad vs State PLD. (2004) Lah 368.
  • Shaukat Ali Alias Baba vs State. (2016). PCrLJ Note 33.
  • Sikander Alias Sani vs The State. (2018). MLD 1220.
  • Syed Fida ur Rehman Shah vs State. (2016). PCrLJ 1167.
  • Taj Muhammad Alias Tajo Rind vs The State. (2017). YLR Note 443.
  • Tallat Alias Arshad vs State. (2015). PCrLJ 511.
  • Tanveer Alias Teroo vs State. (2010). YLR 1988.
  • The State vs Ahmad Zaman Khan. (2002). PCrLJ 2041.
  • The State vs Iftekhar Hussain. (2016). GBLR 315.
  • The State vs Muhammad Ramzan. (2012). YLR 2191.
  • The State vs Sadam. (2016). PCrLJ 1815.
  • The State vs Shakeel Ahmad. (2015). MLD 1374.
  • Turvey, B., & Petherick, W. A. (2010). The origins of forensic criminology. In B. Turvey, & C. Ferguson (Eds.), Forensic criminology (pp. xix-xi). Elsevie
  • Waris Ali v State. (2017). SCMR 1572.
  • Wazir vs State. (2016). GBLR 131 Supreme Appellate Court
  • Weizman, E. (2014). Introduction: Forensis. In Forensis: The Architecture of Public Truth, edited by Forensic Architecture, A. Franke, and E. Weizman, 9- 32. Berlin: Sternberg Press.
  • Zahid Hussain vs State. (2005). PCrLJ 1683.
  • Zeeshan Alias Shani vs State. (2012). SCMR 428.

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