TALAL vs State S — 2023 YLR 81 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

Case information

Citation: 2023 YLR 81 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
Court: Balochistan High Court
Year: 2023
Reporter: YLR
Parties: TALAL vs State S
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 9

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Judgment text as reported

TALAL VS State S. 9(c)---Recovery of narcotics---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Safe custody---Contradictory statements---Withholding best evidence---Scope---Accused was convicted for having been found in possession of 8 kilograms of charas when his house was raided---Complainant had admitted during cross-examination that no identification marks were put on the recovered articles; that total recovered charas was weighed collectively but he was contradicted by another prosecution witness and that the raiding party was accompanied by a lady constable but she was not produced before the Court---Samples were allegedly handed over to the sample-bearer on the very next day of recovery but he stated that he had taken the samples after one and a half month of the day of recovery---Prosecution had failed to prove the chain of custody---Appeal was allowed and the accused was acquitted of the charge.

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