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ABID ALI vs State S — 2022 PCrLJ 1088 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation
2022 PCrLJ 1088 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court
Lahore High Court
Year
2022
Reporter
PCRLJ
Parties
ABID ALI vs State S
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 9

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Judgment text as reported

ABID ALI VS State S. 9(c)---Possession of narcotics---Appreciation of evidence---Safe custody---Scope---Accused was alleged to have been found in possession of 1250 grams of charas---Complainant had deposited the samples in the Forensic Laboratory and after sampling for analysis, the remaining portion of case property from the applicable items was sealed and handed over by Forensic Laboratory to the evidence submitting person but the prosecution did not produce any witness to prove that the case property was delivered back to Moharir or anybody else---Safe custody of the case property/sample, after sampling by the Forensic Laboratory till production in the Court, could not be proved---Since prosecution had failed to prove its case against the accused beyond shadow of doubt, therefore, there was no need to discuss the defence version--- Appeal against conviction was allowed, in circumstances.

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