Site plan

  1. Although the site plan by itself is not substantive piece of evidence but is not to be discarded altogether — While appreciating the evidence of eye-witnesses Court has to keep in mind the site plan for forming any opinion about a particular eye-witness — Give due weight and importance to site plan. Abdul Rehman & another v. Muhammad Mushtaq & another 2007 SCR 100 (A)  PLJ 1983 Cr.C. (Pesh.) 67 and 1997 SCMR 89 relied.
  2. Site plan is not a substantive piece of evidence and cannot be used to contradict or discard unchallenged ocular testimony — The only purpose to prepare the same is to appreciate or explain the evidence on record and cannot be given preference on direct evidence of credible eye-witnesses — Same is the position of other confirmatory and secondary evidence. Arshad Mahmood & another V. The State & another 2010 SCR 75 (C)
  3. Held: Site plan is not a substantive piece of evidence — It is only prepared for the purpose of appreciating the evidence and the crime scene can easily be explained. Ghulam Rasool & another v. The State and another 2011 SCR 324 (E) 1998 SCMR 1823 and PLD 1992 SC 211 rel.
  4. urder case — contention — that the site-plan shows that occurrence has not taken place in the manner as stated by the prosecution — held: it is settled principle of law that site-plan is not substantive piece of evidence and the same can be ignored in the presence of other evidence. Muhammad Tasleem and another v. The State and another 2014 SCR 893 (G)
  5. Held: the site-plan is not a substantive piece of evidence and in presence of other reliable evidence, the same can be ignored. M. Babar v. State through Advocate General 2014 SCR 1585 (G)
  6. Non- showing the presence of the witnesses in the site-plan — Effect of — Held: that the site-plan is not a substantive piece of evidence and cannot be used to contradict or discard the unchallenged ocular testimony. Further held: The only purpose to prepare the same is to appreciate or explain the evidence on the record and cannot be given preference over direct evidence of credible eye-witnesses. Karamat Hussain v. State & another 2015 SCR  1007 (E) Karim Dad Khan & others v. Javed  & other (criminal appeal No.25 of 2011 decided on 23.02.2015)  rel.
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