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AYAZ alias IMRAN vs State S — 2021 YLR 1613 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT

Case information

Citation
2021 YLR 1613 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
Court
Peshawar High Court
Year
2021
Reporter
YLR
Parties
AYAZ alias IMRAN vs State S
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 9

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Judgment text as reported

AYAZ alias IMRAN VS State S. 9(c)---Possession of narcotics---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Prosecution case was that six kilograms of charas were recovered from the vehicle of the accused---Complainant stated that his personal monogram had an inscription of MK---No explanation was offered as to why the parcels did not contain the monogram of Seizing Officer, as such it had created a serious doubt regarding the seizer of contraband---Complainant admitted in his cross-examination that he kept 1/1 monogram inside each parcel---Said witness stated that if the case property had no monogram inside the parcel the same would have not been sealed by him at the spot---Fact of placing 1/1 sample monogram MK inside the parcel was also admitted by recovery witness in his cross-examination, however, when the Trial Court de-sealed the case property on the request of defence, there was no sample monogram inside the parcel---Held, in circumstances, it could not be concluded that the case property produced before the Trial Court was the same which was recovered from the vehicle---Circumstances established that the prosecution had miserably failed to prove its case against the accused beyond reasonable doubt---Appeal against conviction was allowed, in circumstances.

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