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Arshad Ali vs State S — 2024 PCrLJ 1183 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation
2024 PCrLJ 1183 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court
Sindh High Court
Year
2024
Reporter
PCRLJ
Parties
Arshad Ali vs State S
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 9

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Judgment text as reported

Arshad Ali VS State S. 9(c)---Possession of narcotic---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Discrepancies between the testimony of the witnesses---Effect---Charas weighing 25 kilograms was allegedly recovered from the vehicle of the accused persons---Complainant stated that the place of incident was a busy road and the police party had asked passers-by to serve as witnesses, but they had refused, and had also called upon persons from the nearby restaurant to perform such a function, but they too had refused---Whereas mashir deposed that no such effort or attempt was made---Samples were said to have been separated from each of the twenty-five slabs of charas, and each sample then wrapped in white paper and then sealed---Vessel in which they were sealed (i.e. bag, cloth, etc.) had not been disclosed---Furthermore, the Chemical Examiner's Report discrepantly showed that each of the white paper packets received contained a black brown piece wrapped in plastic, whereas such plastic wrapping did not find any mention in the memo of search, recovery and arrest or the depositions of the witnesses---Appeal against conviction was allowed, in circumstances.

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