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2021 PCrLJ 1439 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
AKHTAR ALI VS AMIR HATAM Ss. 302(b), 324 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Accused were charged for making firing on complainant party, one person was hit and died whereas another…
2021 PCrLJ 1439 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
AKHTAR ALI VS AMIR HATAM art. 133---Cross-examination---Scope---Cross-examination of a witness was not just a formality but was a valuable right of accused, however, it was a different matter if the accused waived off his right to cross-exa…
2021 PCrLJ 1439 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
AKHTAR ALI VS AMIR HATAM Ss. 302(b), 324 & 34---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 232---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Material error in charge---Effect---Accused were charged f…
2021 PCrLJ 1461 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
NIAZ AHMAD VS State S. 9(c)---Possession of Narcotics---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Prosecution case was that 74 kilograms of Charas Garda was recovered from the secret cavities of vehicle driven by co-accused in the compa…
2021 PCrLJ 1461 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
NIAZ AHMAD VS State S. 9(c)---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 164---Possession of Narcotics--- Appreciation of evidence--- Benefit of doubt---Confessional statement of accused---Scope---Prosecution case was that 74 kilograms of Char…
2021 PCrLJ 1461 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
NIAZ AHMAD VS State S. 9(c)---Control of Narcotic Substances (Government Analyst) Rules, 2001, Rr. 4, 5 & 6---Possession of Narcotics---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Chemical analysis---Delay of thirteen days in sending the…
2021 PCrLJ 1549 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
SHAH ZAIN VS JAMEEL-UR-REHMAN S. 498---Pre-arrest bail---Scope---Grant of pre-arrest bail is an exceptional and extra-ordinary relief and as such restricted to the cases; which are the result of trumped up charges---Accused, in order to get…
2021 PCrLJ 1549 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
SHAH ZAIN VS JAMEEL-UR-REHMAN S. 489-F---Dishonestly issuing a cheque---Scope---Section 489-F, P.P.C., has laid main emphasis on the dishonouring of a cheque, upon its presentation, which was issued towards repayment of a loan or fulfillmen…
2021 PCrLJ 1549 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
SHAH ZAIN VS JAMEEL-UR-REHMAN S. 498---Pre-arrest bail---Directly approaching the High Court---Scope---High Court shares concurrent jurisdiction with the Trial Court, while dealing with the matter of bail before arrest under S. 498, Cr.P.C.…
2021 PCrLJ 1549 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
SHAH ZAIN VS JAMEEL-UR-REHMAN S. 498---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 489-F & 406---Dishonestly issuing a cheque, criminal breach of trust---Pre-arrest bail, grant of---Scope---Accused persons sought pre-arrest bail in an FIR registered agai…
2021 PCrLJ 1582 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
NAUMAN KHAN VS State S. 497---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), S. 324---Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Arms Act (XXIII of 2013), S. 15---Attempt to commit qatl-i-amd---Unlicensed possession of arms---Bail, grant of---Case of cross-versions---Scope---Further i…
2021 PCrLJ 1582 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
NAUMAN KHAN VS State S. 497---Bail---Tentative assessment---Scope---Courts of law while seized of bail matters are to tentatively assess the material brought before it and deeper appreciation is not warranted, but bail applications cannot b…
2021 PCrLJ 1706 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
WAHIDULLAH VS State Ss. 302(b), 338-C & 449---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 225---Qatl-i-amd, isqat-i-janin, house trespass---Appreciation of evidence---Defective charge---Failure to specify proper provision of law---Accused was c…
2021 PCrLJ 1706 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
WAHIDULLAH VS State S. 222---Framing of charge---Object, purpose and scope---Charge shall contain such particulars as to the time and place of the alleged offence and the person (if any) against whom or the thing (if any) in respect of whic…
2021 PCrLJ 1758 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
NOOR MUHAMMAD KHAN VS State Motive---Scope---absence or weakness of motive does not play a decisive role in believing or disbelieving the prosecution case---Once the motive is alleged, the prosecution is under the bounden duty to prove the…
2021 PCrLJ 1758 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
NOOR MUHAMMAD KHAN VS State Medical evidence---Scope---Medical evidence is confirmatory in nature and it can not exclude the ocular account, provided the same inspire confidence.
2021 PCrLJ 1758 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
NOOR MUHAMMAD KHAN VS State Ss. 302, 324 & 34--- Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, common intention--- Appreciation of evidence---Appeal against acquittal---Delay in sending the empties for analysis---Scope---Accused were charged fo…
2021 PCrLJ 1758 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
NOOR MUHAMMAD KHAN VS State Ss. 302, 324 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Appeal against acquittal--- Recovery of crime empties from the spot---Reliance---Scope---Accused were ch…
2021 PCrLJ 1758 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
NOOR MUHAMMAD KHAN VS State Ss. 302, 324 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Appeal against acquittal---Medical evidence---Scope---Accused were charged for committing murder of the…
2021 PCrLJ 1758 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
NOOR MUHAMMAD KHAN VS State Ss. 302, 324 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Appeal against acquittal---Presence of complainant at the spot was doubted---Scope---Accused were charge…
2021 PCrLJ 1758 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
NOOR MUHAMMAD KHAN VS State Ss. 302, 324 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Appeal against acquittal---Motive was not proved---Scope---Accused were charged for committing murder of…
2021 PCrLJ 1758 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
NOOR MUHAMMAD KHAN VS State abscondence---Scope---abscondence alone is not sufficient for awarding conviction, rather it can a circumstance that can be taken into consideration, provided the prosecution succeeds in building its case against…
2021 PCrLJ 1772 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
HAMID IQBAL VS ADDITIONAL ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER REVENUE Ss. 3, 6 & 10---Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Food Stuffs Control Act (XX of 1958), Ss. 6 & 9---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 199---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 561-A--- Constitution…
2021 PCrLJ 1811 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
MUHAMMAD SHER KHAN VS State S. 497---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 302 & 34---Qatl-i-amd and common intention---Bail, refusal of---Prompt FIR---Scope---Accused and his brother were alleged to have murdered the deceased in front of complaina…
2021 PCrLJ 1878 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
AHMAD ALI VS EBRAR KHAN S. 512---Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), Art. 47---Recording of evidence in absence of accused---Relevance of certain evidence for proving, in subsequent proceeding, the truth of facts therein---Scope---Complainant as…
2021 PCrLJ 1878 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
AHMAD ALI VS EBRAR KHAN art. 47---Relevance of certain evidence for proving, in subsequent proceeding, the truth of facts therein---Scope---In the absence of any evidence, the mere declaration that "delay and unnecessary adjournment" would…
2021 PLD 22 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
ABDUL QADEER VS Mst. NAZIMA SHAHEEN S. 52---Civil Procedure Code (V of 1908), S.12(2)---Specific Relief act (I of 1877), S. 12---Suit for specific performance of contract---Compromise decree, setting aside of---Fraud and misrepresentation--…
2021 PLD 22 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
ABDUL QADEER VS Mst. NAZIMA SHAHEEN S. 52---Transaction during pendency of a suit---Lis pendens, principle of---Applicability---Transaction which had taken place during pendency of suit had no protection as it was hit by the principle of 'l…
2021 YLR 32 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
LAND ACQUISITION COLLECTOR, E-35 VS Mst. RESHAM JAN Ss. 18 & 23---Reference to court---Enhancement of compensation---Market value---Determination of---Procedure---Local commission, appointment of---Referee Judge, in absence of any material…
2021 YLR 84 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
BAHADUR VS COLLECTOR LAND ACQUISITION 'Khewatdar'---Meaning.
2021 YLR 84 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
BAHADUR VS COLLECTOR LAND ACQUISITION 'Shamilat'---Meaning.
2021 YLR 84 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
BAHADUR VS COLLECTOR LAND ACQUISITION 'aala Malik'---Meaning.
2021 YLR 84 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
BAHADUR VS COLLECTOR LAND ACQUISITION 'adna Malik'---Meaning.
2021 YLR 84 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
BAHADUR VS COLLECTOR LAND ACQUISITION S. 42---acquisition of Shamilat land---Suit for declaration---Maintainability---Contention of plaintiffs was that they being owners of suit property were entitled for compensation to the extent of their…
2021 YLR 84 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
BAHADUR VS COLLECTOR LAND ACQUISITION 'Holding'---Meaning.
2021 YLR 163 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
State VS FAIZULLAH Benefit of doubt---Conviction must be based on unimpeachable evidence and certainty of guilt and any doubt arising in the prosecution case must be resolved in favour of the accused.
2021 YLR 163 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
State VS FAIZULLAH Ss. 302, 324 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Appeal against acquittal---Prosecution case was that the accused persons, duly armed with Kalashnikovs, made indi…
2021 YLR 163 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
State VS FAIZULLAH Ss. 302, 324 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Appeal against acquittal---Non-recovery of crime empties from the spot---Effect---Prosecution case was that the a…
2021 YLR 163 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
State VS FAIZULLAH art. 129(g)---Withholding of best evidence---Scope---If best possible evidence is withheld, its non-production will react against the prosecution with an adverse inference.
2021 YLR 163 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
State VS FAIZULLAH Ss. 302, 324 & 34---Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), Art. 129(g)---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Appeal against acquittal---Withholding of best evidence---Effect---P…
2021 YLR 163 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
State VS FAIZULLAH Evidence---Two views---Scope---If two views are possible on the evidence adduced in the case, one pointing to the guilt of the accused and the other to his innocence, the view which is favourable to the accused should be…
2021 YLR 163 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
State VS FAIZULLAH S. 417---appeal against acquittal---Interference---Scope---Judgment of acquittal is to be interfered only when there are compelling and substantial reasons for doing so.
2021 YLR 163 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
State VS FAIZULLAH appreciation of evidence---Principles---Truth and falsity of the prosecution case can only be judged when the entire evidence and circumstances are scrutinized and examined in its correct perspective.
2021 YLR 202 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
SHAH ZAL VS State Ss. 302, 307 & 34---Frontier Crimes Regulation (III of 1901), Regln. 11 [since repealed]---Constitution of Pakistan, Art.264---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Crimina…
2021 YLR 202 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
SHAH ZAL VS State Substantive right---Right of appeal was a substantive right, which could not be assumed unless expressly given by the statute.
2021 YLR 254 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
ASAD VS State S. 9(c)---Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), Art. 129(g)---Police Rules, 1934, R. 22.70---Transportation of narcotics---Withholding best evidence---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Contradictory evidence---Safe custod…
2021 YLR 254 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
ASAD VS State S. 9---Possession of narcotics---Safe custody---Scope---Where safe custody of the recovered substance or safe transmission of samples of the recovered substance was not proved by the prosecution through independent evidence, i…
2021 YLR 254 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
ASAD VS State Benefit of doubt---Scope---Slightest doubt in the prosecution case is sufficient to acquit an accused---Several circumstances creating doubts are not necessary for extending the benefit of doubt---Single circumstance, creating…
2021 YLR 296 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
SAJID KHAN VS State S. 9(c)---Possession of heroin---appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Contradictions in the statements of witnesses---Scope---Prosecution case was that twelve kilograms of heroin was recovered from the secret ca…
2021 YLR 296 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
SAJID KHAN VS State S. 9(c)---Possession of heroin---appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Prosecution case was that twelve kilograms of heroin was recovered from the secret cavities of the vehicle driven by accused---Record showed…
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