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SHAHID KHAN vs State Ss — 2022 YLRN 176 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation
2022 YLRN 176 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court
Sindh High Court
Year
2022
Parties
SHAHID KHAN vs State Ss
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 161

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Judgment text as reported

SHAHID KHAN VS State Ss. 6 & 9(c)---Transportation of narcotics---Appreciation of evidence--- Prompt FIR---Scope---Accused was alleged to have been found transporting 20 kilograms of charas---FIR was lodged with promptitude giving no time for concoction and the S. 161, Cr.P.C. statements were recorded promptly which were not significantly improved upon by any of the prosecution witnesses---Arrest and recovery was made on the spot and the accused was caught red-handed with the narcotic by the police---Spy information about the rickshaw including its registration number and the route it would take fully corroborated the prosecution case---Narcotic was recovered from a concealed place in the rickshaw which the accused had revealed to the police and he was the only person in the rickshaw, as such there was no doubt that the accused had actual knowledge of the narcotic which was being transported---Recovered narcotic was kept in safe custody from the time of its recovery to the time when it was taken for chemical analysis and no suggestion of tampering with the same was ever made---All relevant police entries were duly exhibited---Prosecution had proved its case beyond a reasonable doubt against the accused---Appeal against conviction was dismissed, in circumstances.

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