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2023 YLRN 31 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
KUNWAR SINGH VS State S. 497---Control of Narcotic Substances Act (XXV of 1997), Ss. 6 & 9---Possession of narcotics---Bail, grant of---Accused not in possession of narcotic substance---Rule of consistency---Scope---Prosecution case was tha…
2023 YLRN 31 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
KUNWAR SINGH VS State S. 497---Bail---Scope---Concession of bail should be exercised in favour of the accused as a rule, in the given circumstances.
2023 YLRN 33 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
LIAQUAT ALI VS State S. 498--- Pre-arrest bail--- Tentative assessment---Scope---For deciding the bail application the court has to observe the material in a tentative manner and deeper appreciation of evidence is not required.
2023 YLRN 33 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
LIAQUAT ALI VS State S. 498---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), S. 489-F---Dishonestly issuing a cheque---Pre-arrest bail, refusal of---Business transaction---Scope---Accused sought pre-arrest bail in an FIR lodged under S. 489-F, P.P.C.---Record r…
2023 YLRN 33 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
LIAQUAT ALI VS State S. 489-F---Dishonestly issuing a cheque---Essential ingredients---Scope---To constitute an offence under S. 489-F, P.P.C. three ingredients have to be there: (a) cheque issued with dishonest intention; (b) towards repay…
2023 YLRN 35 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
SHABIR AHMED VS State S. 497---Bail---Scope---Bail cannot be withheld as punishment and law cannot be stretched upon in favour of the prosecution particularly at bail stage.
2023 YLRN 35 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
SHABIR AHMED VS State S. 497---Bail---Acquittal in main case---Scope---When an accused is acquitted from the charge of main case then he should be acquitted from the charge of offshoot/connected case likewise if an accused is granted bail b…
2023 YLRN 35 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
SHABIR AHMED VS State S. 497---Sindh arms act (V of 2013), S.23---Unlicensed possession of arms---Bail, grant of---acquittal in main case---Completion of investigation---Submission of challan---Further inquiry---Scope---Prosecution case was…
2023 YLRN 37 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ROSHAN ALI KANASIRO VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN Ss. 9 (a)(vi) & 9(b)---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 199--- Constitutional petition---Bail, refusal of---Misuse of authority---Evidence, assessment of---Prima facie case---Petitioners were offi…
2023 YLRN 40 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD TOUQEER VS State Ss. 489-a, 489-B, 489-C & 34---Counterfeiting currency notes or Bank notes, Using as genuine forged or counterfeit currency notes or Bank-notes, possession of forged or counterfeit currency notes or mark notes, com…
2023 YLRN 40 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD TOUQEER VS State Benefit of doubt---Principle---any slightest iota of doubt if created in prosecution case, would be counted in favour of the accused and then the accused would be entitled to the benefit not as a matter of grace an…
2023 YLRN 40 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD TOUQEER VS State Ss. 489-a, 489-B, 489-C & 34---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S.103---Counterfeiting currency notes or Bank notes, Using as genuine forged or counterfeit currency notes or Bank-notes, possession of forged or…
2023 YLRN 42 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD TOOR KHAN alias ABDUL REHMAN VS State art. 22--- Identification parade---Evidentiary value---Identification parade was only a corroborative piece of evidence and could not supersede reliable, trustworthy, confidence inspiring direc…
2023 YLRN 42 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD TOOR KHAN alias ABDUL REHMAN VS State Ss. 364, 365-a & 34---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), art. 22---Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder, kidnapping or abducting for extorting prope…
2023 YLRN 42 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD TOOR KHAN alias ABDUL REHMAN VS State Ss. 364, 365-a & 34---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder, kidnapping or abducting for extorting property, common intention, act of terrorism--…
2023 YLRN 42 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD TOOR KHAN alias ABDUL REHMAN VS State Confession--- Retraction--- Scope--- If the retracted judicial confession appeared to have been made voluntary, without any inducement, duress or coercion and was made with the object to state…
2023 YLRN 42 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD TOOR KHAN alias ABDUL REHMAN VS State Witness---Police Official as witness---Scope---Police witnesses were as good as any other witness provided that no ill will, enmity, mala fide or personal interest was proved against witness vi…
2023 YLRN 42 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD TOOR KHAN alias ABDUL REHMAN VS State Judicial confession---Retracted---Scope---Retracted judicial confession could be legally admissible and used against its maker in certain circumstances---Conviction could have been awarded on t…
2023 YLRN 42 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD TOOR KHAN alias ABDUL REHMAN VS State Ss. 364, 365-a & 34---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder, kidnapping or abducting for extorting property, common intention, act of terrorism--…
2023 YLRN 42 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD TOOR KHAN alias ABDUL REHMAN VS State Ss. 364, 365-a & 34---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder, kidnapping or abducting for extorting property, common intention, act of terrorism--…
2023 YLRN 42 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD TOOR KHAN alias ABDUL REHMAN VS State art. 22---Delay in holding the identification parade---Scope---Delay in holding an identification parade of over a year was not fatal to the identifier correctly identifying the accused.
2023 YLRN 44 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
IMAM BUX VS ALI MUHAMMAD Ss. 3 & 4---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 10-A--- Prevention of illegal possession of property---Right to fair trial--- Direction to demarcate the property--- Scope--- Applicant assailed order passed by Trial Court…
2023 YLRN 46 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Dr. ABDUL LATIF VS STATION HOUSE OFFICER Ss. 22-a & 22-B---Ex-officio Justice of Peace---Powers of---Registration of FIR on directions of Justice of Peace---availability of alternate remedy---Scope---applicant alleged that the culprits had…
2023 YLRN 48 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUKHTIAR ALI VS State S.497---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), S. 302---Qatl-i-amd---Bail, grant of---Further inquiry---Unseen occurrence---Accused was not nominated in FIR---Co-accused had implicated the accused in the commission of offence in hi…
2023 YLRN 50 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD AKRAM VS State S. 426---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), S.392---Suspension of sentence pending appeals--- Robbery--- Scope--- Convict sought suspension of his sentence awarded to him by the Judicial Magistrate---Sentence awarded to him w…
2023 YLRN 52 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
GHULAM ABDUL QADIR VS MUHAMMAD NAEEM QURESHI Ss. 420, 468, 471, 506(b) & 34---Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property, forgery for the purpose of cheating, using as genuine a forged document, criminal intimidation, common int…
2023 YLRN 52 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
GHULAM ABDUL QADIR VS MUHAMMAD NAEEM QURESHI Benefit of doubt---Principle---If more than one possibilities appeared in the case, then the possibility in favour of accused was always to be preferred for simple reason that benefit of doubt wa…
2023 YLRN 52 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
GHULAM ABDUL QADIR VS MUHAMMAD NAEEM QURESHI Benefit of doubt---Principle---Benefit of all favourable instances in the prosecution evidence must go to the accused regardless of whether he had taken any such plea or not.
2023 YLRN 52 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
GHULAM ABDUL QADIR VS MUHAMMAD NAEEM QURESHI Interference--- Double presumption of innocence--- appeal against conviction was distinguishable from the appeal against the acquittal because presumption of double innocence was attached in the…
2023 YLRN 54 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
SHAMSUDDIN VS MUHAMMAD ASIF Ss. 302 & 34---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 164---Qatl-i-amd, common intention--- Appreciation of evidence---Appeal against acquittal---Confessional statement of accused--- Infirmities--- Scope--- Alle…
2023 YLRN 54 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
SHAMSUDDIN VS MUHAMMAD ASIF Ss. 302 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Appeal against acquittal---Medical and ocular evidence--- Contradictions--- Scope---Allegations against the accused were that he along with…
2023 YLRN 54 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
SHAMSUDDIN VS MUHAMMAD ASIF Witness---Reliance---Scope---Reliance upon evidence of witnesses disbelieved to the extent of co-accused---If prosecution evidence had been disbelieved in respect of co-accused person then same set of evidence co…
2023 YLRN 54 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
SHAMSUDDIN VS MUHAMMAD ASIF Double presumption of innocence---Scope---accused who had been acquitted in a crime could claim double presumption of innocence, one at the pre-trial stage and the other he might have earned on the basis of judgm…
2023 YLRN 54 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
SHAMSUDDIN VS MUHAMMAD ASIF Ss. 302 & 34---Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), Art.22---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Appeal against acquittal---Test identification parade--- Infirmities---Scope---Allegations against…
2023 YLRN 54 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
SHAMSUDDIN VS MUHAMMAD ASIF Confession---Scope---Confession was circumstantial corroborative piece of evidence on which evidence conviction could not be based.
2023 YLRN 54 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
SHAMSUDDIN VS MUHAMMAD ASIF Ss. 302 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Appeal against acquittal---Allegations against the accused were that he and co-accused duly armed with daggers in furtherance of their comm…
2023 YLRN 54 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
SHAMSUDDIN VS MUHAMMAD ASIF Benefit of doubt---Principle---Benefit of even a single circumstance creating a reasonable doubt, would go in favour of accused.
2023 YLRN 54 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
SHAMSUDDIN VS MUHAMMAD ASIF Recovery---Scope---Recovery of an article was a corroborative piece of oral evidence---In absence of reliable oral evidence conviction could not be based on any piece of corroborative evidence.
2023 YLRN 54 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
SHAMSUDDIN VS MUHAMMAD ASIF Ss. 302 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Appeal against acquittal---Recovery of weapon---Delay in sending the weapon for analysis---Effect---Allegations against the accused were th…
2023 YLRN 60 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
WAJID VS State S.497---Bail---Tentative assessment---Scope---Observations made in the bail order were tentative in nature, only for the purpose of deciding bail applications, which would not in any manner influence the Trial Court at the ti…
2023 YLRN 60 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
WAJID VS State S. 497---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 337, 377-B & 34---Unnatural offence, sexual abuse, common intention---Bail, refusal of---Admittedly, the name of the accused transpired in the FIR with specific role as he with the help…
2023 YLRN 63 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Mst. KHURSHEED BEGUM VS Syed MAHMOOD SHAH art. 117---Burden of proof---Scope---Burden was always upon prosecution/ complainant to prove the case against the accused beyond shadow of doubt.
2023 YLRN 63 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Mst. KHURSHEED BEGUM VS Syed MAHMOOD SHAH Ss. 3 & 4---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 417(2)---Appreciation of evidence---Appeal against acquittal---Illegal dispossession---Complainant was in possession of property and claimed that…
2023 YLRN 63 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Mst. KHURSHEED BEGUM VS Syed MAHMOOD SHAH S. 417---appeal against acquittal---Double presumption of innocence---accused who had been acquitted could claim double presumption of innocence, one at the pre-trial stage and the other on the basi…
2023 YLRN 63 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Mst. KHURSHEED BEGUM VS Syed MAHMOOD SHAH Heinous nature offence---Scope---Mere heinous nature of the offence was not sufficient to convict the accused because the accused continued with presumption of innocence until found otherwise at the…
2023 YLRN 67 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
SABZ ALI VS State S. 497---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 302(b), 324, 429, 114, 148 & 149---Qatl-i-am, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, mischief by killing or maiming cattle of any value or any animal of the value of fifty rupees, abetment, ri…
2023 YLRN 67 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
SABZ ALI VS State S.497---Bail---Tentative assessment---Scope--- Trial Court will not be influenced by observations made in the bail order while deciding the case of the accused as the observations made are tentative in nature.
2023 YLRN 69 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
IMTIAZ ALI VS State S. 498---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 320, 322 & 114---Qalt-i-khata by rash or negligent driving, qatl-bis-sabab, abettor present when offence is committed---Bail, refusal of---Scope---Due to rash and negligent driving…
2023 YLRN 69 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
IMTIAZ ALI VS State S.497---Bail---Tentative assessment---Scope---Court for deciding the bail application has to assess the material tentatively and deeper appreciation of evidence is not required and it will not be fair to go into discussi…
2023 YLRN 72 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MANSOOR alias MANSOORI VS State S. 9(c)---Possession of 3070 grams of charas--- Appreciation of evidence---Prosecution case was that the accused were found on motorcycle in suspicious condition, police arrested them and during search 3070 g…
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