Legal Difference Between a Confessional Statement and a Witness Statement

The program under consideration explain the legal difference between an accused's confession of guilt and a witness's statement under Sections 164 and 364 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. According to these sources, before recording the confessional statement of an accused, it is mandatory for the magistrate to issue a legal warning, ask questions, and verify its voluntary nature. In contrast, there is no legal requirement for such strict conditions, preliminary questions, or warnings when recording the statements of witnesses or victims. In light of the judgments of the superior courts, it has been clarified that the constitutional safeguards available to the accused do not apply to witnesses, whose statements are taken on oath as evidence. In short, the protective measures provided under the High Court Rules and the Code of Criminal Procedure are limited only to the confessions of the accused.#CorpusJuris #LegalEducation #PakistaniLaw #LawStudents #LegalAwareness #CourtPractice #JudiciaryPakistan #LegalUpdates #CriminalLaw #CivilLaw Follow the Corpus Juris channel on WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbCH...