JAHANZEB KHAN vs State S — 2022 YLRN 186 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

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JAHANZEB KHAN VS State S. 9(c)--- Possession of narcotics---Appreciation of evidence---Prosecution case was that Anti Narcotics Force on spy information apprehended the accused persons while they were driving together in the car and as a result of the search thereof secured out of its trunk three nylon bags full of 50 packets of two slabs of charas of 1 Kg. each, thus totalling 150 Kgs---850 kilograms narcotics of like nature was recovered, on search of the house of the co-accused, thus second FIR was lodged---First Information Reports were lodged with promptitude giving no time for concoction and the S.161 statements of the witnesses were recorded promptly which were not significantly improved upon by any witness at the time of giving evidence---If the Anti Narcotics Force had wanted to falsely implicate the accused then there was no need to make a second recovery at a house as the police had already secured a very large recovery of narcotics from the car which the accused was driving and thus would not have bothered with taking the time and effort to stage a false recovery at a house---Accused was caught red handed with the narcotics by the police whilst driving the vehicle and even tried to flee the scene whose evidence fully corroborated each other in all material respects as well as the prosecution case---Circumstances established that the prosecution had proved its case beyond a reasonable doubt against the accused---Revision was allowed and the sentence of accused was enhanced to imprisonment for life.

JAHANZEB KHAN vs State S — 2022 YLRN 186 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

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