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342 Cr. PC
342 Cr. PC
To implicate
To charge with responsibility for all o
r part of an undesirable situation
Harmful effect
CONTINUED…
The following held to be incriminative evidence:
Dying declaration
Statement of Accused
Wajtakkar
Intoxicants
Abscondence
Reply at the instance of accused
CONTINUED…
Recovery of Weapon.
License of fire arm.
Pro-note
Confession.
Extra judicial confession
Smuggled goods.
Trap case.
Circumstantial evidence.
PUTTING INTERROGATORIES
OF COUNSEL
Not Curable
STATEMENT U/S 340 (2) CR.P.C
(SCOPE AND APPLICATION)
Previously the code of criminal procedure
(Amendment) Act (XVIII of 1923) conferred
an option on accused person to offer himself as
a witness in certain class of cases mentioned in
S.340(2) Cr.P.C. Subsequently the said section
was substituted by Law Reforms Ordinance,
1972, and the restriction of class of cases was
wided out and scope of option was enlarged to
all delicts.
STATEMENT OF ACCUSED ON
OATH-WHETHER COMPULSORY
PLD-1991-SC-787
PLD-1991-SC-787
Option to be given to
3 No previous warning
accused
DIFFERENCE
S.
342 340 (2)
No
4 No oath Oath
Signatures of accused
11 required (1991 Pcrlj- No signature necessary
617)