Syed ABDUL MANAN vs State S — 2023 PCrLJ 1816 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation: 2023 PCrLJ 1816 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court: Sindh High Court
Year: 2023
Reporter: PCRLJ
Parties: Syed ABDUL MANAN vs State S
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 9

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Judgment text as reported

Syed ABDUL MANAN VS State S. 9(c)---Possession of narcotics---Appreciation of evidence---Mala fide of police not proved---Allegation against the appellants (three in number) was that a huge quantity of contraband weighing 920 Kilograms (Charas and Opium), packed in 920 packets having been placed in secret cavities of truck, was recovered from them---In normal circumstances, there was no bar for a police officer to become complainant of the case and also to investigate it unless prejudice was not pleaded by the accused facing trial or if such police officer was having some grudge or vengeance against the accused---Rancor or hostility of the police officer could be perceived from record based on some confidence inspiring substance---Record showed that the appellants had failed to establish any enmity with complainant (Investigation Officer) for alleged false implication in the present crime with such a huge quantity of contraband---Even otherwise, during trial appellants had not moved any application before the competent forum/Court for change of investigation---Prosecution had successfully proved its case against the appellants---Appeals filed by the accused persons were dismissed, in circumstances.

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