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SHAH NAWAZ vs State Ss — 2024 YLR 1204 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation
2024 YLR 1204 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court
Sindh High Court
Year
2024
Reporter
YLR
Parties
SHAH NAWAZ vs State Ss
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 29; Narcotic Substances Act

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Judgment text as reported

SHAH NAWAZ VS State Ss. 9(c) & 29---Possession of narcotics---Presumption from possession of illicit articles---Appreciation of evidence---Scope---Prosecution case was that 79 kilograms charas was recovered from the vehicle of the accused persons---Under S. 29 Control of Narcotic Substances Act, 1997, once the recovery had been proven as in this case, the onus shifted to the accused to show his innocence in that at least he had no knowledge of the narcotics---Accused persons, who were the driver and front passenger of the car respectively, had not been able to do so in this case as the evidence showed that the narcotics were recovered from the car which one accused was driving and the other accused was sitting in the front passenger seat of the car---Accused persons pointed out to the police where the narcotics were hidden in the car and as such they were caught red handed and arrested on the spot along with the narcotics which were hidden in wrappers and were recovered from the back of the car---Circumstances established that the prosecution had proved the case beyond a reasonable doubt---Appeal against conviction was dismissed, in circumstances.

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