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…be corroborated by other evidence of an independent nature implicating the defendant.…

…evidence requires corroboration as a matter of law by virtue of s.124 of the Evidence Act Chapter 80.…

…He denied the offence and said the evidence of PW1 was false. During cross-examination, he denied shouting that the deceased was a thief and repeated that the evidence of PW1 was false.…

…The prosecution case was dependent on the evidence of PW1.…

…was conducted unfairly and contrary to law; that the evidence was not properly considered and evaluated; that there was no independent evidence; that the appellant was not given the benefit of doubt and that the sentences…

…He said so in his evidence in chief and repeated it when the matter was raised in cross examination. The evidence of PW3 is very clear.…

…I have considered the evidence of Harun and the defence of the accused.…

…There was no evidence as to how he felt in the hospital during that period. However, taking it for a moment that this was a dying declaration, I propose to turn to the law on the point.…

…It is in her evidence that the cattle remained with her for six months.…

…The evidence of the three surviving police co-accused is in support of what the two appellants had said.…

…I am satisfied that the appeal against conviction is without any merit as there was good and reliable evidence to the effect that the disputed land now belongs to the complainant, Latafali Jiwa Rajwani who has since transferred…

…He contended that there was no evidence that there 1st ratoon was ever cultivated or event lost. He submitted that in the event that the damages were awarded, this was a proper case for nominal damages. 5.…

…The Titles presented by the Petitioner were fake and forged, with no evidence as to how the Petitioner acquired them.…

…The Petitioner has not exhausted the provisions under the Civil Procedure Act and the Evidence Act as regards pre-trial directions, production, impounding and discovery of documents. The prayers are dismissed. 45.…