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SUHBAT KHAN PATHAN vs State S — 2024 YLR 1408 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation
2024 YLR 1408 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court
Sindh High Court
Year
2024
Reporter
YLR
Parties
SUHBAT KHAN PATHAN vs State S
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 9; S. 342

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Judgment text as reported

SUHBAT KHAN PATHAN VS State S. 9(c)---Possession of narcotics---Appreciation of evidence---Defence plea taken by accused not proved---Prosecution case was that 100 kilograms charas was recovered from the vehicle driven by the accused---In the present case, a huge quantity of charas was recovered from the vehicle of the accused, who was driving it at the time of incident---Moreover, it was quite difficult for the police to foist such huge quantity of narcotics---Duty and obligation of the accused was to prove the specific plea taken by him in defence in terms of Art. 121 of Qanun-e-Shahadat, 1984, but accused had failed to prove the plea that he was doing labour at place "J" at that time---Accused had also failed to examine the witnesses in his defence to substantiate such plea---Trial Court rightly disbelieved such plea while holding that it was an afterthought---Even in the statement recorded under S. 342, Cr.P.C., accused did not agitate the plea that he was doing labour and was taken away on the day of his arrest from his working place---Prosecution succeeded to prove its case on its salient features, and the Trial Court rightly on close analysis came to the conclusion that prosecution proved its case against the accused---Appeal against conviction was dismissed, in circumstances.

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