Shaukat Ali vs State S — 2025 YLR 1694 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

Case information

Citation: 2025 YLR 1694 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
Court: Balochistan High Court
Year: 2025
Reporter: YLR
Parties: Shaukat Ali vs State S
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 9

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Judgment text as reported

Shaukat Ali VS State S. 9(1), Sr. No. 3(a)---Possession and transportation of narcotic substances---Appreciation of evidence---Contradiction in the statements of witnesses---Prosecution case was that the accused was found in possession of 230-grams baked charas---Complainant, in his deposition stated that on 17.07.2023, the appellant was overpowered and his personal search was conducted by him, as a result whereof, 230-grams of baked charas was recovered from his possession and he separated 20-grams charas as representative sample and prepared the parcels---On the contrary, Investigating Officer deposed that he weighed the recovered charas, separated the representative samples and prepared the parcels---Such glaring contradiction in the evidence brought on record by the prosecution against the appellant was not trustworthy to inspire confidence, and it could not be relied upon and could not be made the basis for awarding a sentence---Appeal against conviction was allowed, in circumstances.

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