16. Accomplice.— An accomplice shall be a competent witness against an accused person, except in the case of an offence punishable with hadd? and a conviction is not illegal merely because it proceeds upon the uncorroborated testimony of an accomplice.
Judicial Interpretations
2026 SCLR 9 = 2025 SCP 276Ghazi Arab vs. The State
--- Ss. 497 & 164 --- Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 302 & 34 --- Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), Arts. 16 & 129(b) --- Qatl-i-amd and common intention --- Confessional statement of co-accused --- Independent incriminating material available --- Bail, refusal of --- Scope --- Where accused is nominated in FIR and also implicated in confessional statement of co-accused with specific role --- Evidentiary value of such a statement is to be determined by trial court, however, at bail stage a tentative assessment is permissible only if the confessional statement is corroborated by independent incriminating material available on record --- Recovery of weapon and blood-stained articles on pointation of accused constitutes independent incriminating material --- Such recoveries prima facie corroborate confessional statement and connect accused with offence.