GULLAB alias ARO vs State S — 2023 PCrLJ 958 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation: 2023 PCrLJ 958 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court: Sindh High Court
Year: 2023
Reporter: PCRLJ
Parties: GULLAB alias ARO vs State S
Subject matter: Civil
Provisions referred to: S. 23

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Judgment text as reported

GULLAB alias ARO VS State S. 23(1)(a)---Possession of illegal weapon---Appreciation of evidence---Safe custody and transmission of weapon from the police to the Ballistic Expert not established----Scope---Prosecution case was that a .30-bore revolver with three live bullets was recovered from the possession of accused, he failed to produce its licence---According to complainant, after arrest and recovery, he brought the accused to the Police Station and kept the revolver in the Malkhana of Police Station but such entry of the Malkhana had not been produced before the trial court---Incharge Malkhana was also not examined before the trial court---Weapon was sent to the Ballistic Expert through Police Constable but said Police Constable had also not been examined by the prosecution---Safe custody and safe transmission of the weapon to the Ballistic Expert had not been established, in circumstances.

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