LAL BUX alias LAL vs State S — 2023 YLR 321 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation: 2023 YLR 321 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court: Sindh High Court
Year: 2023
Reporter: YLR
Parties: LAL BUX alias LAL vs State S
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 9

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Judgment text as reported

LAL BUX alias LAL VS State S. 9(c)---Possession of narcotics---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Chemical analysis ---Delay of nine days in sending samples of contraband for analysis---Effect---Allegedly, 1100 grams of charas was recovered from the possession of accused---According to the statement of complainant, he recovered the narcotic from accused and prepared the memo. of arrest and recovery and deposited the same in Malkhana---Report of Director Laboratories and Chemical Examiner revealed that the charas was received by hand in the office through HC after the delay of nine days but evidence on the record was silent that where the same remained for nine days---Evidence regarding safe transmission of alleged recovered narcotics to the laboratory for chemical analysis was also missing---Circumstances established that the prosecution had failed to prove its case against the accused---Appeal was allowed and accused was acquitted by setting aside conviction and sentences recorded by the Trial Court.

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