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2023 PCrLJN 5 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
GHULAM SARWER VS State Ss. 302, 148, 149 & 114---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 342---Qatl-i-amd, rioting with deadly weapons, unlawful assembly, abettor present when offence was committed---Appreciation of evidence---Defence plea-…
2023 PCrLJN 5 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
GHULAM SARWER VS State Ss. 302, 148, 149 & 114---Qatl-i-amd, rioting with deadly weapons, unlawful assembly, abettor present when offence was committed---Appreciation of evidence---Ocular account corroborated by medical evidence---Scope---A…
2023 PCrLJN 6 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
HIDDOO alias HIDAYATULLAH VS State Ss. 324, 353, 148 & 149---Sindh arms act (V of 2013), S. 25---attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty, rioting armed with deadly weapon, u…
2023 PCrLJN 6 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
HIDDOO alias HIDAYATULLAH VS State Ss. 324, 353, 148 & 149---Sindh arms act (V of 2013), S. 25---attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty, rioting armed with deadly weapon, u…
2023 PCrLJN 6 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
HIDDOO alias HIDAYATULLAH VS State Ss. 324, 353, 148 & 149---Sindh arms act (V of 2013), S. 25---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 342---attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of…
2023 PCrLJN 6 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
HIDDOO alias HIDAYATULLAH VS State Benefit of doubt---Principle---If there is one circumstance which creates reasonable doubt in a prudent mind about the guilt of the accused, then the accused will be entitled to benefit of doubt not as a m…
2023 PCrLJN 6 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
HIDDOO alias HIDAYATULLAH VS State Ss. 324, 353, 148 & 149---Sindh arms act (V of 2013), S. 25---attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty, rioting armed with deadly weapon, u…
2023 PCrLJN 6 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
HIDDOO alias HIDAYATULLAH VS State Ss. 324, 353, 148 & 149---Sindh arms act (V of 2013), S. 25---attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty, rioting armed with deadly weapon, u…
2023 PCrLJN 6 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
HIDDOO alias HIDAYATULLAH VS State Ss. 324, 353, 148 & 149---Sindh arms act (V of 2013), S. 25---attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty, rioting armed with deadly weapon, u…
2023 PCrLJN 9 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
NOORULLAH VS State S. 9(c)--- Possession of 18 kgs of charas--- Appreciation of evidence---Prosecution case was that 3600 grams of charas was recovered from the accused---Record showed that evidence of witnesses was coherent and confidence…
2023 PCrLJN 9 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
NOORULLAH VS State Witness---Police witnesses---Reliance---Scope---Police Officials are as good witnesses and could be relied upon, if their testimony remained un-shattered during cross-examination.
2023 PCrLJN 9 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
NOORULLAH VS State S. 9(c)---Possession of 3600 grams of charas---Appreciation of evidence---Safe custody and transmission of samples of the narcotic from the police to the Chemical Examiner---Scope---Prosecution case was that 3600 grams of…
2023 PCrLJN 10 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
AMIR MUHAMMAD SIDDIQ VS State S. 497--- Control of Narcotic Substances Act (XXV of 1997), S. 9(c)---Export of narcotics---Bail, grant of---Scope---Conscious knowledge---Scope---Prosecution case was that the accused persons had exported a co…
2023 PCrLJN 12 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD ISHAQUE alias BOBI alias HUSSAIN VS State Ss. 302, 324 & 34---Explosive Substances Act (VI of 1908), Ss. 3 & 4---Anti-Terrorism Act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, common intention, causing explosi…
2023 PCrLJN 12 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD ISHAQUE alias BOBI alias HUSSAIN VS State Medical evidence---Scope---Medical evidence could only reveal what kind of weapon/device was used and the seat of the injuries of the dead and injured---However, medical evidence could not…
2023 PCrLJN 12 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD ISHAQUE alias BOBI alias HUSSAIN VS State Ss. 302, 324 & 34---Explosive Substances Act (VI of 1908), Ss. 3 & 4---Anti-Terrorism Act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, common intention, causing explosi…
2023 PCrLJN 12 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD ISHAQUE alias BOBI alias HUSSAIN VS State Benefit of doubt---Principle---Prosecution must prove its case against the accused beyond a reasonable doubt---Benefit of doubt must go to the accused by way of right as opposed to concessi…
2023 PCrLJN 12 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD ISHAQUE alias BOBI alias HUSSAIN VS State Ss. 302, 324 & 34---Explosive Substances Act (VI of 1908), Ss. 3 & 4---Anti-Terrorism Act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), Art. 129(g)---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit…
2023 PCrLJN 15 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ABDUL QUDOOS VS State S. 497---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 302, 148 & 149---Qatl-i-amd, rioting, armed with deadly weapon---Bail, grant of---Un-natural conduct---Further inquiry---Scope---Allegation against accused persons was that they c…
2023 PCrLJN 18 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MANZOOR HUSSAIN MAGSI VS State S. 497---Control of Narcotic Substances Act (XXV of 1997), Ss. 6 & 9(c)---Possession of narcotics---Bail, refusal of---Recovery of 5 kilos 40 grams of Charas---First Information Report was lodged on the same d…
2023 PCrLJN 20 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
GULAB MAHESAR VS State S. 498-a---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 322/34---Voluntarily causing grievous hurt, common intention--- Pre-arrest bail, confirmation of--- Further inquiry---Inordinate delay in lodging of FIR---Brother of complainan…
2023 PCrLJN 21 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Haji MUHAMMAD SIDDIQUE VS State S. 497---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 302, 114, 342, 506, 337-H & 34---Qatl-i-amd, abettor present when offence committed, wrongful confinement, criminal intimidation, hurt by rash or negligent act, common i…
2023 PCrLJN 22 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
BELO KHAN VS S.S.P. SHIKARPUR S. 22-a---Ex-officio Justice of Peace, powers of---Transfer of investigation---application by stranger to the case---Scope---accused persons were alleged to have been found in possession of narcotics---applican…
2023 PCrLJN 24 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
AKRAM VS State S. 497---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 302, 148, 149 & 337-H---Qatl-i-amd, rioting, armed with deadly weapon, hurt---Bail, grant of---Delayed FIR---Further inquiry---Scope---Accused sought post-arrest bail in an FIR registere…
2023 PCrLJN 25 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD SULEMAN VS KHUDA BUX alias DHOLLO Once an accused is acquitted by the competent court of law after facing agonies of protracted trial then he earns the presumption of double innocence which cannot be lightly disturbed by the Appell…
2023 PCrLJN 25 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD SULEMAN VS KHUDA BUX alias DHOLLO Ss. 141, 142, 144, 443, 365-a & 506---Unlawful assembly, being member of unlawful assembly, joining unlawful assembly, armed with deadly weapon, lurking house-trespass, kidnapping or extorting prop…
2023 PCrLJN 27 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MAHMOOD ALAM alias GRENADE VS State S. 497--- Bail--- Tentative assessments--- Scope--- Observation made in the bail order was tentative in nature and would not affect the merits of the case.
2023 PCrLJN 27 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MAHMOOD ALAM alias GRENADE VS State S. 497---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 384, 385 & 386---Anti-Terrorism Act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Extortion, putting person in fear of injury in order to commit extortion, extortion by putting a person i…
2023 PCrLJN 28 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
FAHEEMULLAH VS State S. 9(c)--- Possession of narcotics--- Appreciation of evidence---Accused was alleged to have been found in possession of 5080 grams of charas---Accused was caught red handed by the complainant---Recovery witnesses had r…
2023 PCrLJN 28 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
FAHEEMULLAH VS State Rr. 4 & 5---Despatch of sample for test or analysis---Receipt in the laboratory and examination of sample with reference to Test Memorandum---Scope---Rules 4 and 5 of the Control of Narcotic Substances (Government Analy…
2023 PCrLJN 30 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD HUSSAIN VS State S. 497---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 392, 397 & 34---Robbery, robbery or dacoity with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt, common intention---Bail, refusal of---Street crime---Case was reported by the complai…
2023 PCrLJN 31 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
SHOUKAT ALI alias BHUTTO VS State S. 497---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), S. 395 ---Dacoity---Bail, grant of---Further inquiry---Accused and his co-accused/two sons with their names, parentage and caste had been implicated by the complainant---C…
2023 PCrLJN 32 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
HANIF VS State Ss. 302(b), 324 & 504---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace---Appreciation of evidence---Ocular account supported by medical evidence---Scope---Prosecution case…
2023 PCrLJN 32 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
HANIF VS State Witness---Related and interested witness---Scope---Relation did not make witness as interested witness and unreliable unless he had reason to falsely implicate the accused or he was biased, partisan, or inimical to the accuse…
2023 PCrLJN 32 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
HANIF VS State Ss. 302(b), 324 & 504---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace---Appreciation of evidence---Recovery of weapon and crime empties---Reliance---Prosecution case was t…
2023 PCrLJN 32 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
HANIF VS State Witness---Police Official---Scope---Police witnesses were as reliable as any other witness unless any ill-will or enmity had been attributed to them which had not been done in the present case.
2023 PCrLJN 32 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
HANIF VS State Ss. 302(b), 324 & 504---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace---Appreciation of evidence---Medical evidence---Scope---Prosecution case was that the accused made fi…
2023 PCrLJN 32 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
HANIF VS State Evidence---Direct oral evidence---Scope---Accused could be convicted if direct oral evidence of one eye-witness was found to be reliable, trustworthy and confidence inspiring.
2023 PCrLJN 32 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
HANIF VS State Minor contradictions---Scope---Contradictions, minor in nature and not material and certainly not of such materiality so as to affect the prosecution case and the conviction of the accused, could be ignored.
2023 PCrLJN 34 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MANJHI KHAN VS State Benefit of doubt---Principle---For giving benefit of doubt to an accused, it was not necessary that there should be many circumstances creating doubts---If there was one circumstance which created reasonable doubt in a…
2023 PCrLJN 34 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MANJHI KHAN VS State S. 9(c)---Control of Narcotic Substances (Government Analysts) Rules, 2001, R. 4(2)---Possession of narcotic---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Delay in sending the sample of contraband for chemical analysi…
2023 PCrLJN 34 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MANJHI KHAN VS State S. 103----Search to be made in presence of witness---Object---Prime object of S. 103, Cr.P.C., was to ensure transparency, fairness on the part of police during course of recovery, curb false implication and minimize th…
2023 PCrLJN 34 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MANJHI KHAN VS State Ss. 9(c) & 25---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 103---Possession of narcotic---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Prosecution case was that 1200 grams charas was allegedly recovered from the possessio…
2023 PCrLJN 34 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MANJHI KHAN VS State Witness--- Police witness---Reliance---Scope---No doubt, police witnesses were as good as other independent witnesses and conviction could be recorded on their evidence, but their testimony had to be reliable, dependabl…
2023 PCrLJN 34 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MANJHI KHAN VS State S. 9(c)---Possession of narcotic---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Contradictions in the statement of witnesses---Effect---Prosecution case was that 1200 grams charas was recovered from the possession of a…
2023 PCrLJN 35 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
BILAWAL VS State Ss. 23(1)(a) & 25--- Recovery of firearm---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Accused having been allegedly found in possession of unlicensed T.T. pistol of .30-bore along with empty magazine---Forensic Science L…
2023 PCrLJN 35 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
BILAWAL VS State Ss. 23(1)(a) & 25--- Recovery of firearm---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Contradictions in the statements of witnesses---Scope---Accused having been allegedly found in possession of unlicensed T.T. pistol of…
2023 PCrLJN 35 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
BILAWAL VS State Ss. 23(1)(a) & 25--- Recovery of firearm---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Accused having been allegedly found in possession of unlicensed T.T. pistol of .30-bore along with empty magazine---Record showed that…
2023 PCrLJN 37 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD YOUSUF VS State S. 497--- Control of Narcotic Substances Act (XXV of 1997), S. 9(c)---Possession of 1010 grams of heroin---Bail, grant of---Allegation against the accused was that 1010 grams heroin wrapped in plastic and then again…
2023 PCrLJN 38 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ARIF ALI SHAH VS MUHAMMAD TARIQ Ss. 324, 337-a(i), 337-F(i), 337-L(2) & 34---Qatl-i-amd, causing shajjah-i-khafifah, causing ghayr-jaifah-mudihah, causing hurt, common intention--- appreciation of evidence--- appeal against acquittal---Reco…
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