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• 2022 PCrLJ 167 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

  MUHAMMAD SALEEM VS STATION HOUSE OFFICER POLICE STATION CITY SIBI Ss. 22-a & 22-B---Ex-officio Justice of Peace---Powers of ---Scope---Ex-officio Justice of Peace can pass order where the police authorities fail to register an FIR; he can t…

• 2022 PCrLJ 286 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

  ABID ALI VS State Duty of prosecution---Scope---Prosecution is duty bound to prove its case beyond shadow of doubt---Benefit of any doubt arising in the case of prosecution goes to the accused as a matter of right not grace. Head NotesCase…

• 2022 PCrLJ 286 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

  ABID ALI VS State Ss. 164 & 265-J---Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), Art. 133---Power to record statements and confessions---Statement under S. 164, C.P.C.---Cross-examination of deponent---Scope---Statement of a witness recorded under S. 164…

• 2022 PCrLJ 286 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

  ABID ALI VS State S. 365---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), Ss. 161 & 164---Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), Art. 22---Kidnapping or abducting with intent to secretly and wrongfully confine person---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of d…

• 2022 PCrLJ 286 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

  ABID ALI VS State Ss. 164 & 265-J---Power to record statements and confessions---Statement under S. 164 admissible---Scope---Statement of a witness recorded under S. 164, Cr.P.C. cannot be considered as a substantive piece of evidence and c…

• 2022 PCrLJ 286 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

  ABID ALI VS State arts. 38 & 39--- admission before police is not admissible. Head NotesCase Description

• 2022 PCrLJ 360 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

  MEERAN BAKHSH alias MATRU VS State Ss. 302(c) & 34---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), Ss. 7(a) & 21-L---Qatl-i-amd, common intention, acts of terrorism---appreciation of evidence---Punishment for an absconder---accused was charged for co…

• 2022 PCrLJ 392 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

  ARSHAD KHAN VS MUHAMMAD SULEMAN Ss. 435, 439(5) & 417---Revision against the order of acquittal---Maintainability---Section 439(5), Cr.P.C. described that if an appeal lay and no appeal was brought, no proceedings by way of revision would b…

• 2022 PCrLJ 392 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

  ARSHAD KHAN VS MUHAMMAD SULEMAN Ss. 302 & 34---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 345 ---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Compounding of offences---Scope---Complainant lodged FIR against the petitioners for committing murder of his daugh…

• 2022 PCrLJ 497 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

  HALEEM KHAN VS State Ss. 302(b) & 324---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Solitary statement of injured/eye-witness---Scope---Accused was charged for committing murder of his brother, his wife and nephew-…

• 2022 PCrLJ 497 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

  HALEEM KHAN VS State Ss. 302(b) & 324---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 164---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Confession, retraction of--- Scope--- Accused was charged for committing murder of h…

• 2022 PCrLJ 497 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

  HALEEM KHAN VS State Witness---Statement of solitary witness---Scope---Conviction can be based on the statement of solitary eye-witness provided the same was confidence inspiring and the intrinsic worth of the same rang true and satisfied t…

• 2022 PCrLJ 497 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

  HALEEM KHAN VS State Ss. 302(b) & 324---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Informant was not examined---Scope---Accused was charged for committing murder of his brother, his wife and nephew---Record showed…

• 2022 PCrLJ 497 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

  HALEEM KHAN VS State Ss. 302(b) & 324---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Ocular account supported by medical evidence---Scope---Accused was charged for committing murder of his brother, his wife and neph…

• 2022 PCrLJ 497 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

  HALEEM KHAN VS State S. 154---First Information Report---Purpose and scope---First Information Report was not meant to decide the guilt or innocence but to activate the law enforcing agencies to immediately move for collection/preservation…

• 2022 PCrLJ 549 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

  Syed MOHSIN ALI VS State S. 9---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 405 & 415---Corruption and corrupt practices---Criminal breach of trust---Cheating---Expression 'public at large'---Scope---Accused was convicted for fraudulently receiving money…

• 2022 PCrLJ 549 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

  Syed MOHSIN ALI VS State If an expression is not defined in any law, then its dictionary meaning can be followed and adopted. Head NotesCase Description

• 2022 PCrLJ 549 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

  Syed MOHSIN ALI VS State S. 405---"Criminal breach of trust"---Scope---To constitute the offence of criminal breach of trust, the element of entrustment of property or money which is dishonestly misappropriated or disposed of in violation o…

• 2022 PCrLJ 549 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

  Syed MOHSIN ALI VS State "at large"---Meaning---Free; unrestrained; not under control; not limited to any particular place, person, matter or question. Head NotesCase Description

• 2022 PCrLJ 549 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

  Syed MOHSIN ALI VS State "Public"---Meaning---Relating or belonging to an entire community, state or nation. Head NotesCase Description

• 2022 PCrLJ 549 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

  Syed MOHSIN ALI VS State S. 415---"Cheating"---Scope---Person inducing or luring the other to deliver him any property for any consideration must be doing so with the preconceived intention of not fulfilling the obligation arising out of su…

• 2022 PCrLJ 695 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

  MUHAMMAD UMAR VS State S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Ocular account corroborated by medical evidence---Scope---Accused was charged for committing murder of the brother of complainant by firing---Ocular account of the i…

• 2022 PCrLJ 695 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

  MUHAMMAD UMAR VS State Motive, not proved---Scope---Failure to prove motive is not fatal to the story of prosecution. Head NotesCase Description

• 2022 PCrLJ 695 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

  MUHAMMAD UMAR VS State S. 302(b)--- Qatl-i-amd--- Appreciation of evidence---Recovery of weapon and crime empties---Scope---Accused was charged for committing murder of the brother of complainant by firing---Rule of prudence was that the re…

• 2022 PCrLJ 695 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

  MUHAMMAD UMAR VS State Witness---Related witness---Scope---Mere relationship of a witness with deceased was no ground to discard his testimony if he otherwise appeared to be truthful and his presence at the venue of occurrence was probable-…

• 2022 PCrLJ 695 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

  MUHAMMAD UMAR VS State Witness---Solitary statement of a witness---Scope---Conviction could be based on sole statement of witness if found reliable---Even the prosecution could not be bound to produce each witness whose name appeared in the…

• 2022 PCrLJ 695 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

  MUHAMMAD UMAR VS State Minor contradictions--- Scope--- Minor contradictions were not sufficient to make the case of prosecution doubtful. Head NotesCase Description

• 2022 PCrLJ 695 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

  MUHAMMAD UMAR VS State S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Delay of about thirty five minutes in lodging the FIR---Scope---Accused was charged for committing murder of the brother of complainant by firing---Record showed tha…

• 2022 PCrLJ 713 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

  State VS NISAR HUSSAIN SHAH Ss. 14 (c) & 32---assets beyond known sources of income---appreciation of evidence---appeal against acquittal---Onus to prove---Defective investigation---Duty of Investigating officer---accused was alleged to hav…

• 2022 PCrLJ 853 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

  AURANGZAIB VS State S. 9(c)---Possession of Narcotics---Appreciation of evidence---Prosecution case was that sixty eight kilograms of baked charas was recovered from the secret cavities of the vehicle driven by the accused, while co-accused…

• 2022 PCrLJ 853 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

  AURANGZAIB VS State S. 9(c)---Possession of Narcotics---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Prosecution case was that sixty eight kilograms of baked charas was recovered from the secret cavities of the vehicle driven by the accuse…

• 2022 PCrLJ 853 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

  AURANGZAIB VS State Ss. 9 & 25---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 103---Mode of making searches and arrest---Search to be made in presence of witnesses---Scope---Defence objected that no private witness was joined in recovery proceed…

• 2022 PCrLJ 853 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

  AURANGZAIB VS State S. 9(c)---Control of Narcotic Substances (Government Analysts) Rules, 2001, R. 4(2)---Seizure of Narcotic---Appreciation of evidence---Chemical analysis---Delay in sending samples of contraband for analysis---Effect---Pr…

• 2022 PCrLJ 853 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

  AURANGZAIB VS State S. 9(c)---Possession of Narcotics---Appreciation of evidence---Liability of driver of vehicle containing narcotic---Scope---Person who is on driving seat of the vehicle shall be held responsible for transportation of nar…

• 2022 PCrLJ 887 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

  NASEEM KHAN KASI VS STATION HOUSE OFFICER, POLICE STATION QUETTA S. 561-a---Inherent powers of High Court---Quashing of FIR---alternate remedy--- Scope--- Court in its inherent powers under S. 561-a, Cr.P.C., ordinarily does not interfere w…

• 2022 PCrLJ 887 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

  NASEEM KHAN KASI VS STATION HOUSE OFFICER, POLICE STATION QUETTA S. 561-a---Inherent powers of High Court---Quashing of FIR---First Information Report, outcome of civil dispute---Scope---accused sought quashing of FIR registered against him…

• 2022 PCrLJ 913 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

  ELECTION COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN through District Election Commissioner, Quetta VS MUNIR AHMED KHAN KAKAR S. 247---Elections act (XXXIII of 2017), S. 134---Illegal practice---Complaint, dismissal for non-prosecution---Election Commission fil…

• 2022 PCrLJ 1018 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

  SAEED AHMED VS State S. 9---Transportation of narcotics---Scope---Held, person who is on the driving seat of the vehicle shall be held responsible for transportation of narcotics. Head NotesCase Description

• 2022 PCrLJ 1018 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

  SAEED AHMED VS State S. 9(c)---Transportation of narcotics---Appreciation of evidence---Scope---Accused was apprehended while transporting 8000 grams of charas---Prosecution witnesses were consistent on all material aspects---No distinct di…

• 2022 PCrLJ 1018 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

  SAEED AHMED VS State S. 25---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 103---Search and arrest---Mode---Search to be made in presence of witnesses---Scope---Applicability of S. 103, Cr.P.C. has been excluded by S. 25 of the Control of Narcoti…

• 2022 PCrLJ 1083 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

  JUMA KHAN VS State Ss. 320, 337-G, 427 & 279---Qatl-i-khata by rash and negligent driving, hurt by rash and negligent driving, mischief and thereby causes loss or damage to the amount of fifty rupees or upward, rash driving or riding on a p…

• 2022 PCrLJ 1126 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

  NOOR AHMED alias AHMED AGHA VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Recovery of weapon of offence on the pointation of accused and crime empties---Reliance---Scope---Accused was charged for commi…

• 2022 PCrLJ 1126 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

  NOOR AHMED alias AHMED AGHA VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 164---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Confessional statement of accused---Infirmities---Accused was charged for committ…

• 2022 PCrLJ 1126 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

  NOOR AHMED alias AHMED AGHA VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 164---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Delay of fifteen days in recording the confessional statement of accused---Effect…

• 2022 PCrLJ 1126 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

  NOOR AHMED alias AHMED AGHA VS State Medical evidence---Scope---Medical evidence was only confirmatory or supporting in nature and was never held to be corroboratory evidence to identify the culprits. Head NotesCase Description

• 2022 PCrLJ 1126 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

  NOOR AHMED alias AHMED AGHA VS State Confession, retraction of---Scope---Retracted judicial confession could be made the basis for awarding conviction and sentence, however, if the case was merely based on the circumstantial evidence, then…

• 2022 PCrLJ 1126 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

  NOOR AHMED alias AHMED AGHA VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Call Data Record---Scope---Accused was charged for committing murder of the brother of complainant---Investigating Authority ha…

• 2022 PCrLJ 1126 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

  NOOR AHMED alias AHMED AGHA VS State Evidence---Corroboration---Principle---One tainted piece of evidence could not corroborate another tainted piece of evidence. Head NotesCase Description

• 2022 PCrLJ 1126 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

  NOOR AHMED alias AHMED AGHA VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence--- Benefit of doubt--- Circumstantial evidence---Scope---Accused was charged for committing murder of the brother of complainant-…

• 2022 PCrLJ 1208 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

  MUHAMMAD NABI alias NABIKHO VS State S. 302(b)--- Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Un-natural conduct of eye-witnesses---Scope---Accused was charged for committing murder of the brother of complainant by firing---O…

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