Citation Name: 2024 PCrLJ 1531 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTANBookmark this Case Muhammad Alim vs State S — 2024 PCrLJ 1531 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

Case information

Citation: 2024 PCrLJ 1531 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
Court: Balochistan High Court
Year: 2024
Reporter: PCRLJ
Parties: Citation Name: 2024 PCrLJ 1531 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTANBookmark this Case Muhammad Alim vs State S
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 9

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Judgment text as reported

Citation Name: 2024 PCrLJ 1531 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTANBookmark this Case Muhammad Alim VS State S. 9(c)---Possession of narcotic substance---Appreciation of evidence---Safe custody and transmission of sealed parcels of the recovered contraband not proved---Prosecution case was that 2000-grams charas was recovered from the possession of the accused---Perusal of the record revealed that Police Official/witness deposed in his statement that the sealed parcels were handed over to him on 3rd June, 2021 for onwards transmission to laboratory and he delivered the sealed parcels in S.P. office on the same day, however Forensic Science Laboratory Reports depicted that the sealed parcels were received on 7th June, 2021---Prosecution evidence was silent about the safe custody of contraband during the whole period, as such same made the custody of contraband doubtful---Chain of safe custody had been compromised and transmission of the sealed contraband in a safe and secured mode from the spot of recovery till its receipt by the testing laboratory had not been satisfactorily established by the prosecution---Thus, reliance could not be placed on the report of Chemical Examiner to support conviction and sentence awarded to the accused---Appeal against conviction was accordingly allowed

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