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---Allegation against the appellants (three in number) was that a huge quantity of contraband, packed in 920 packets having been placed in secret cavities of truck, was recovered from them---Documentary evidence, duly exhibited by the prosecution, revealed that all the entries as well as Mashirnama of arrest had established the departure and arrival of Police Party to arrest of accused persons, along with huge quantity of contraband, at the spot on the fateful day---Report of the Chemical Examiner was positive showing recovered contraband as Charas and Opium, which (report) further showed that the same was strictly in accordance with the established principles---Though Muharrar of Malkhana was not produced by the prosecution during the evidence, yet the safe custody of contraband for intervening period was proved by the documentary evidence having been duly exhibited in evidence---Even otherwise, such question (non-production of the Muharrar) was not put on the behalf of the appellants (accused persons) to prosecution's witnesses---Prosecution had successfully proved its case against the appellants---Appeals filed by the accused persons were dismissed, in circumstances.

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