- Statements recorded under section 161Cr.P.C. were recorded after ten days of occurrence — None of the witnesses narrated the story before the Police which was narrated by the witnesses in the Court — After about six/seven months they narrated a different story before the Court — Their evidence does not inspire confidence — They have made improvements in their statements — It is a well settled principle of law that where a witness made improvements in his statement in order to favour prosecution his evidence could not be relied upon and he could not be considered as an independent witness by any stretch of imagination. Arshad Mahmood v. Raja Muhammad Asghar and another 2008 SCR 345 (J) 1971 P.Cr.L.J. 229,PLJ 1981 Cr.C.(Lahore) 429, PLJ 1974 Cr.C. (Lahore) 199 & 1993 SCMR 550 rel.
- Improvement of statements — Effect of — Where it is found that witness has improved his statement in order to support the prosecution, no reliance could be placed on his statement. Arshad Mahmood v. Raja Muhammad Asghar and another 2008 SCR 345 (L)
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