Photostat copies

  1. Photostat copy cannot be read into evidence. Mahmood Akhtar Kiani v. AJ&K Govt. and 3 others 1998 SCR 310 (B)
  2. Photostat copy being inadmissible in evidence cannot be relied upon. Behram Khan v. Custodian of Evacuee Property & 5 others 1999 SCR 511 (C)
  3. Photostat copies which stood attested by a Government officer and birth certificate issued by Municipal Committee Islamgarh also photostat cannot be read in evidence as it has been issued by some person who has not disclosed his name or his designation. Azra Bi v. Zafar Iqbal 2001 SCR 580 (A)
  4. Under the High Court Procedure Rules appellants were bound to furnish attested copies of the record upon which the reliance was placed — Photostat copies were provided in the High Court — Writ petition was not maintainable — Before this court again Photostat copies were apended with P.L.A. — These copies have not been obtained in accordance with law — Photostat copies are prepared through mechanical process, therefore, without original record same cannot be relied in evidence particularly when these have not been obtained from the person who is supposed to be in possession of the original record. M. Ashfaq Khan v. AJK Govt. & 4 others 2003 SCR 260 (A)
  5. A Photostat copy of a document is not admissible in evidence. Iffat Bib v. Azad Govt. & 19 others 2015 SCR 83 (B)
  6. —according to the enforced law photo state copy is not admissible in evidence. Muhammad Mushtaq Khan vs Israr Ahmed & others 2018 SCR 986 (A)
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