QSO 1984 § Article 42 — Confession otherwise relevant not to become irrelevant because of promise of secrecy,

Statutory text (English)

etc. If such a confession is otherwise relevant, it does not become irrelevant merely because it was
made under a promise of secrecy, or in consequence of a deception practised on the accused
person for the purpose of obtaining it, or when he was drunk, or because it was made in answer to
questions which he need not have answered, whatever may have been the form of those questions, or
because he was not warned that he was not bound to make such confession, and that evidence of it
might be given against him:

Provided that the provisions of this Article shall not apply to the trial of cases under the laws
relating to the enforcement of Hudood.

Source and verification

Source citation: Qanun-e-Shahadat Order, 1984 (P.O. No. X of 1984) Art. 42: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE QANUN-E-SHAHADAT ORDER 1984 (LAW OF EVIDENCE)' (P.O. No. X of 1984, last amended 2017-02-16 incl. Act No. IV of 2017), p. 29, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production.

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