KALEEM BAIG vs State Ss — 2023 MLD 1095 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation: 2023 MLD 1095 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court: Sindh High Court
Year: 2023
Reporter: MLD
Parties: KALEEM BAIG vs State Ss
Subject matter: Criminal

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Judgment text as reported

KALEEM BAIG VS State Ss. 6 & 9(c)---Possession of 127 kilograms charas---Appreciation of evidence---Sentence, reduction in---Prosecution case was that 107 packets containing 127 kilograms charas were recovered from the vehicle of the accused---Accused was allegedly driving the pickup truck at the time of his arrest---With regard to his role, the prosecution witnesses had provided an uninterrupted chain of facts ranging from the arrest of the accused and the seizure of narcotic to forensic analysis of the contraband---Witnesses were in comfortable unison on all the salient features regarding interception of the narcotic as well as all the steps taken thereafter---As far as the question of conscious possession was concerned, the accused was in fact the driver of the truck as had been deposed by the two mashirs of arrest and recovery---In the memo of arrest and recovery prepared by the complainant who's signature on the same, too, was ascertained through Police Constable/witness---Admittedly, the person driving the vehicle was in charge of the same and was presumed to know of the contents of the same---Circumstances established that prosecution had proved its case against the accused beyond any shadow of doubt, however his sentence was altered from imprisonment for life to imprisonment for one year and nine months---Appeal stand disposed of in the said terms.

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