Nayyar Abbas vs State S — 2025 YLR 75 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2025 YLR 75 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2025
Reporter: YLR
Parties: Nayyar Abbas vs State S
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 9

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Judgment text as reported

Nayyar Abbas VS State S.9(c)---Possession of narcotic substances---Appreciation of evidence---Recovery memo---Doubtful---Prosecution case was that 2250-grams charas was recovered from the possession of the accused---Record showed that recovery memo. of charas neither contained the number nor the date of the FIR nor the name of police station---Complainant had admitted that in recovery memo. there was no specific mention of place where the contraband was allegedly recovered from the accused---Furthermore, the recovery witness in his cross-examination had also deposed that he did not remember as to what case FIR number was written on the recovery memo. at the time when he signed the same---In view of such depositions of the witnesses, serious doubt was casted upon the authenticity of preparation of recovery memo.---Moreover, tenor of the testimonies of prosecution's witnesses clearly revealed the recovery memo. was prepared after registration of the FIR in the case, therefore, no legal sanctity could be attached to such document---Circumstances established that the prosecution had failed to prove its case against the accused beyond any shadow of doubt---Appeal against conviction was accordingly allowed.

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