Citation Name: 2025 PCrLJ 1362 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDHBookmark this Case Abdul Basit vs State S — 2025 PCrLJ 1362 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation: 2025 PCrLJ 1362 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court: Sindh High Court
Year: 2025
Reporter: PCRLJ
Parties: Citation Name: 2025 PCrLJ 1362 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDHBookmark this Case Abdul Basit vs State S
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 9

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Judgment text as reported

Citation Name: 2025 PCrLJ 1362 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDHBookmark this Case Abdul Basit VS State S. 9(c)---Possession of opium---appreciation of evidence---Safe custody and safe transmission of the recovered narcotics to laboratory for analysis not proved---Prosecution case was that 38-kilograms opium was recovered from the possession of appellant---Prosecution case was that opium was kept in safe custody and it was safely transmitted to the Chemical Examiner and in support of such claim, prosecution examined Incharge of State Warehouse Customs---However, it was found that the evidence of said witness was of no help to the case of prosecution as during his cross-examination he stated that case property was handed over to him by Mr. "Ra" on 20.02.2020 i.e. after 09 days of its recovery, whereas, Mr. "Ra" in his cross-examination had stated that case property was kept at Detention Room---Prosecution had failed to examine Incharge of Detention Room in order to prove that narcotic was kept in safe custody---Record further reflected that opium was recovered on 01.02.2020, whereas, it was received in the office of Chemical Examiner on 10.02.2020 without any plausible explanation as to where those sample parcels remained from 01.02.2020 to 10.02.2020---Thus, prosecution had failed to prove safe custody of the alleged recovered opium and its safe transmission to the Chemical Examiner---appeal against conviction was allowed, in circumstances.

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