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MUJEEB-UR-REHMAN vs State S — 2022 PCrLJN 20 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation
2022 PCrLJN 20 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court
Sindh High Court
Year
2022
Parties
MUJEEB-UR-REHMAN vs State S
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 9

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Judgment text as reported

MUJEEB-UR-REHMAN VS State S. 9(c)---Possession of narcotics---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Safe custody of contraband and transmission of samples to the Chemical Examiner not established---Effect---Three packets of heroin weighing 2.5 kilograms were recovered from the bag allegedly belonging to accused while he was boarding flight---Safe custody of the narcotic from the time of its recovery to the time it was sent to the Chemical Examiner had not been proved as neither the person who kept the narcotic in the malkhana or a malkhana entry had been produced nor Police Constable who took the narcotic from the police station to the laboratory for testing had been examined, which was fatal to the prosecution case---Appeal against conviction was allowed, in circumstances.

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