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MUHAMMAD SHAHID vs State S — 2022 PCrLJ 1492 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation
2022 PCrLJ 1492 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court
Lahore High Court
Year
2022
Reporter
PCRLJ
Parties
MUHAMMAD SHAHID vs State S
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 9

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Judgment text as reported

MUHAMMAD SHAHID VS State S. 9(c)---Possession of narcotics---Proof of exclusive and absolute possession of place of recovery, requirement of---Scope---Sulfuric acid was secured on the indication of accused from a shop---For providing credibility to the recovery it was obligatory for prosecution to prove that the accused was in exclusive and absolute possession of the shop and success in that respect would have established a strong connection between the accused and recovered substance---No documentary evidence was secured by the investigating agency to prove the ownership of accused regarding the shop or his actual/physical possession---No endeavour, even frail in nature, was made to prove that accused was tenant in the premises or was having control of the shop in some other capacity---Doubt had emerged about the actual owner of the recovered substance---Accused was acquitted of the charge, in circumstances.

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