Muhammad Imran vs State S — 2025 YLR 888 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2025 YLR 888 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2025
Reporter: YLR
Parties: Muhammad Imran vs State S
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 9

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Judgment text as reported

Muhammad Imran VS State S. 9(c)---Possession of narcotic substances---Appreciation of evidence---Recovery of narcotic substance from the vehicle of accused not proved---Prosecution case was that 19-kilograms heroin was recovered from the vehicle driven by the accused---During trial the details of recovery proceedings were brought on record through a set of three witnesses---None out of the three recovery witnesses uttered anything about the make, model or registration number of the vehicle from which the narcotic substance was recovered---No material was collected at investigative phase to establish a nexus between appellant and the vehicle---Witnesses conceded that no efforts were made to ascertain the ownership of the vehicle so as to structure its link with the appellant---Said task could have easily been executed through scrutiny from its registration, chassis and engine numbers but no step in that regard was taken---Moreover, the recovery witnesses contradicted each other on material points pertaining to the manner in which appellant was arrested, the mode of securing the recovered heroin and the preparation of sample parcels---Appeal against conviction was allowed, in circumstances.

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