Citation Name: 2025 PCrLJ 1518 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDHBookmark this Case Muhammad Sadique vs State S — 2025 PCrLJ 1518 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation: 2025 PCrLJ 1518 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court: Sindh High Court
Year: 2025
Reporter: PCRLJ
Parties: Citation Name: 2025 PCrLJ 1518 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDHBookmark this Case Muhammad Sadique vs State S
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 9

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Judgment text as reported

Citation Name: 2025 PCrLJ 1518 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDHBookmark this Case Muhammad Sadique VS State S. 9(c)---Control of Narcotic Substances (Government Analysts) Rules, 2001, R. 4(2)---Possession of narcotic substance---Appreciation of evidence---Delay of seven days in sending the sample to the laboratory for analysis---Effect---Prosecution case was that 36-kilograms opium was recovered from the truck of the accused-appellants---Recovery purportedly took place on 12.01.2021, yet the sample was forwarded for chemical analysis on 19.01.2021 reflecting unexplained delay of seven days---Despite the criticality of establishing an unbroken chain of custody, the prosecution neither provided any justification of this delay nor examined the Malkhana Incharge to corroborate the safe keeping of the sample---As per R.4(2) of the Control of Narcotic Substances (Government Analysts) Rules, 2001, such lapses and delay eroded the reliability of the case and significantly weakened the prosecution position, casting serious doubts in its overall integrity---Appeal against conviction was allowed, in circumstances.

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