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State vs GUL ZAMAN S — 2022 PCrLJ 1610 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT

Case information

Citation
2022 PCrLJ 1610 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
Court
Peshawar High Court
Year
2022
Reporter
PCRLJ
Parties
State vs GUL ZAMAN S
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 9

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Judgment text as reported

State VS GUL ZAMAN S. 9(c)---Control of Narcotic Substances (Government Analysts) Rules, 2001, R. 6---Possession of narcotics---Report or result of test or analysis---Appreciation of evidence---Safe custody---Non-production of sample-bearer---Scope---Accused was alleged to have been found in possession of 3045 grams of charas---Samples were received by the Forensic Laboratory after a delay of three days---Sample-bearer was not examined before the Trial Court despite the fact that his name was cited in the calendar of witnesses---Person who had actually delivered the samples to the Forensic Laboratory, as per record, was an important witness of the prosecution, but, unexpectedly, neither his name was mentioned in the list of witnesses nor he was produced before the Trial Court---Moharrir of the police station was not produced before the Court to substantiate safe custody of the contraband---Safe custody of the recovered substance or safe transmission of samples of the recovered substance was not established by the prosecution through any independent evidence---Report of Forensic Laboratory was not accompanied by the requisite protocol of the tests applied---Appeal against acquittal was dismissed. Head NotesCase Description

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