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2023 PCrLJ 503 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
AHSAN MAHAR VS State Witness---Related witness---Reliance---Scope---Evidence of related witnesses could not be discarded unless there was some ill will or enmity between the eye-witnesses and the accused.
2023 PCrLJ 503 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
AHSAN MAHAR VS State Ss. 302(b), 337-H(2), 504, 114, 148 & 149---Qatl-i-amd, rash and negligent act, intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace, abettor present when offence was committed, rioting armed with deadly weapon, un…
2023 PCrLJ 503 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
AHSAN MAHAR VS State Ss. 302(b), 337-H(2), 504, 114, 148 & 149---Qatl-i-amd, rash and negligent act, intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace, abettor present when offence was committed, rioting armed with deadly weapon, un…
2023 PCrLJ 503 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
AHSAN MAHAR VS State Double presumption of innocence--- Interference--- Scope of interference in appeal against acquittal was narrow and limited because in an acquittal the presumption of the innocence was significantly added to the cardina…
2023 PCrLJ 503 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
AHSAN MAHAR VS State Ss. 302(b), 337-H(2), 504, 114, 148 & 149---Qatl-i-amd, rash and negligent act, intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace, abettor present when offence was committed, rioting armed with deadly weapon, un…
2023 PCrLJ 503 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
AHSAN MAHAR VS State Ss. 302(b), 337-H(2), 504, 114, 148 & 149---Qatl-i-amd, rash and negligent act, intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace, abettor present when offence was committed, rioting armed with deadly weapon, un…
2023 PCrLJ 522 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
DANISH VS State Ss. 354, 376(2), 337-J, 342 & 506(2)---Prevention of Electronic Crimes Ordinance (LXXII of 2007), S. 13(2)---Juvenile Justice System Ordinance (XXII of 2000), S. 5---Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage…
2023 PCrLJ 553 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
SAJJAD ALI VS ABDUL RAUF S. 302---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), S. 6---Qatl-i-amd---"Terrorism"---Personal enmity---Scope---allegation against accused persons was that they entered on the land of complainant party, asked them as to wh…
2023 PCrLJ 553 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
SAJJAD ALI VS ABDUL RAUF S. 6---"Terrorism"---Motive---Scope---Motive and object behind the commission of a crime can be taken as a distinguishing factor in order to determine whether an offence falls within the jurisdiction of a terrorism…
2023 PCrLJ 583 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
FAREED AHMED VS State S. 497---Control of Narcotic Substances Act (XXV of 1997), Ss. 51 & 9---Possession of narcotics---No bail to be granted in respect of certain offences---Scope---Larger interest of the public and State demands that in c…
2023 PCrLJ 583 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
FAREED AHMED VS State S. 6---Prohibition of possession of narcotic drugs---Scope---Word "possession" has been used in the Control of Narcotic Substances Act, 1997 in wider sense so as to include transport, dispatch and delivery.
2023 PCrLJ 583 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
FAREED AHMED VS State S. 497--- Control of Narcotic Substances Act (XXV of 1997), S. 9(c)---Transportation of narcotics---Bail, refusal of---Scope---Prosecution case was that 2.500 kgs of methamphetamine was recovered from a secret cavity d…
2023 PCrLJ 583 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
FAREED AHMED VS State Each case has to be considered on the facts and circumstances of each case and on its own merits.
2023 PCrLJ 583 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
FAREED AHMED VS State S. 25---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 103---Mode of making searches and arrest---Scope---Section 25 of Control of Narcotic Substances Act, 1997, excludes the application of S. 103, Cr.P.C.
2023 PCrLJ 583 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
FAREED AHMED VS State S. 497---Bail---Tentative assessment---Scope---Court, for deciding the bail application, has to tentatively assess the record and deeper appreciation of evidence is not required and it will not be fair to go into discu…
2023 PCrLJ 611 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ABDUL WAHEED VS State Minor contradictions---Scope---If the prosecution had established its case beyond reasonable doubt then if there could some minor contradictions which always existed in each and every case as no one could give evidence…
2023 PCrLJ 611 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ABDUL WAHEED VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Ocular account corroborated by medical evidence---Effect---Accused was charged that he and co-accused committed murder of the cousin of the co…
2023 PCrLJ 611 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ABDUL WAHEED VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Recovery of weapon of offence, crime empties and blood stained earth---Effect---Accused was charged that he and co-accused committed murder of…
2023 PCrLJ 611 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ABDUL WAHEED VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Delay of about five and an half hours in lodging the FIR---Effect---Accused was charged that he and co-accused committed murder of the cousin…
2023 PCrLJ 648 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUNAWAR ALI VS State Ss. 302(b), 114 & 34---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 231---Qatl-i-amd, abettor present when offence committed, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Accused was charged that he along with co-accused co…
2023 PCrLJ 671 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
GHULAM ALI alias LAMI VS State Ss. 302, 324, 311, 148 & 149---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, tazir after waiver or compounding of right of qisas in qatl-i-amd, rioting armed with deadly weapon, unlawful assembly---Appreciation of…
2023 PCrLJ 683 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
BASIT ALI VS State S. 9(c)---Recovery of narcotic substance---Proof---Safe custody chain, breaking of---Effect---Benefit of doubt---Charas weighing 5 kilogram was allegedly recovered from accused--- Trial Court convicted the accused and sen…
2023 PCrLJ 697 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
HUMAYUN MIRZA VS STATION HOUSE OFFICER, POLICE STATION SHAHPUR SADAR, TEHSIL SHAHPUR, DISTRICT SARGODHA S. 22-a---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), S. 409---Financial Institutions (Recovery of Finances) Ordinance (XLVI of 2001), S. 2(c)---Criminal…
2023 PCrLJ 702 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
AHMED VS State S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Motive was not proved---Scope---Accused was charged for committing murder of the son of complainant by utilizing stone---Motive set up by the prosecution was quite vague---A…
2023 PCrLJ 702 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
AHMED VS State S. 302(b)--- Qatl-i-amd--- Appreciation of evidence---Medical evidence---Scope---Accused was charged for committing murder of the son of complainant by utilizing stone---In the present case, it was not clear whether the decea…
2023 PCrLJ 702 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
AHMED VS State S. 302(b)--- Qatl-i-amd--- Appreciation of evidence--- Sentence, reduction in---Accused was charged for committing murder of the son of complainant by utilizing stone---Ocular account of the incident had been furnished by sol…
2023 PCrLJ 702 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
AHMED VS State S. 302(b)--- Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), Art. 129(g)---Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Withholding material witness---Effect---Accused was charged for committing murder of the son of complainant by utilizing stone-…
2023 PCrLJ 717 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
SANAULLAH VS State Benefit of doubt---Principle---Benefit of doubt must go to the accused by way of right as opposed to concession.
2023 PCrLJ 717 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
SANAULLAH VS State art. 38--- admission of accused before police--- Scope--- any admission made by the accused before the police is inadmissible in evidence.
2023 PCrLJ 717 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
SANAULLAH VS State Ss. 302(b), 311, 201, 149---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Qatl-i-amd, disappearance of evidence, unlawful assembly, act of terrorism--- appreciation of evidence--- Benefit of doubt--- act of terrorism---Scope…
2023 PCrLJ 717 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
SANAULLAH VS State Ss. 302(b), 311, 201 & 149---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Qatl-i-amd, disappearance of evidence, unlawful assembly, act of terrorism---appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---accused was charged for co…
2023 PCrLJ 717 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
SANAULLAH VS State S. 222---Framing of charge---Object, purpose and scope---Purpose of charge is to inform the accused of the case against him in the manner provided in the sections relating to charge so that the accused know precisely what…
2023 PCrLJ 717 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
SANAULLAH VS State Ss. 302(b), 311, 201 & 149---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Qatl-i-amd, disappearance of evidence, unlawful assembly, act of terrorism---appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Circumstantial evidence---…
2023 PCrLJ 764 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
FAIZ MUHAMMAD PITAFI VS State Ss. 23 & 6---"Terrorism"---Power to transfer cases to regular courts---Communal violence---Scope---Accused persons assailed the rejection of their plea for transfer of case to Sessions Court---Complainant had c…
2023 PCrLJ 764 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
FAIZ MUHAMMAD PITAFI VS State S. 23---Power to transfer cases to regular courts---Scope---High Court observed that it was least necessary to record evidence before passing an order about the jurisdiction of the Trial Court, it was against t…
2023 PCrLJ 764 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
FAIZ MUHAMMAD PITAFI VS State S. 6---"Terrorism"---Scope---act of terrorism not only depends upon the gruesome, brutality, violence and ruthlessness but it is the design and purpose, which attracts the definition of "terrorism" as mentioned…
2023 PCrLJ 795 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Shaikh SHAHID UMAR VS State S. 9(a)(ix)(x)(xi)---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 405, 409 & 415---Criminal breach of trust and cheating---Appreciation of evidence---Civil dispute--- Determination--- Contractual liabilities--- Forum---Accused…
2023 PCrLJ 823 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
SAEED GUL VS State S. 497---Bail---Tentative assessment---Scope---At bail stage, deeper appreciation of evidence and circumstances appearing in the case are not permitted and only tentative assessment is to be made, however, where accused s…
2023 PCrLJ 823 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
SAEED GUL VS State S. 497---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 4---Bail---Object---Scope---Object of bail is to secure appearance of the accused person at his trial by reasonable amount of bail---Object of bail is neither punitive nor preventiv…
2023 PCrLJ 823 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
SAEED GUL VS State Ss. 498 & 161---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), S. 302---Qatl-i-amd---Pre-arrest bail, grant of--- Implication through supplementary statement---Scope---Accused sought pre-arrest bail in an FIR lodged under S. 302, P.P.C.---Nam…
2023 PCrLJ 843 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD ALI JAVED VS State Witness---Interesting witness---Scope---No universal rule exists to the effect that evidence of an interested witness per se must invariably be corroborated by independent evidence---If that were the case, then w…
2023 PCrLJ 843 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD ALI JAVED VS State S. 9---Possession of narcotics---Appreciation of evidence---Scope---Technicalities of procedural nature or otherwise can be overlooked, if the case stands proved then the approach of the Court becomes dynamic and…
2023 PCrLJ 843 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD ALI JAVED VS State S. 9(c)---Transportation of narcotics---Appreciation of evidence---Scope---Accused was alleged to have been apprehended while transporting 360 kilograms of charas---Prosecution witnesses had deposed in correlatio…
2023 PCrLJ 843 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD ALI JAVED VS State S. 9---Possession of narcotics---Production of sample-bearer---Scope---Sample-bearer is only needed to be examined in case of delay in the dispatch of the sample.
2023 PCrLJ 874 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
SADAR alias SADARUDDIN VS State Ss. 302(b), 337-H, 114 & 149---Qatl-i-amd, hurt by rash or negligent act, abettor present when offence is committed, common object---Appreciation of evidence---Scope---Accused persons were alleged to have mur…
2023 PCrLJ 874 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
SADAR alias SADARUDDIN VS State Principles---Criminal case is to be decided on the totality of impressions gathered from the circumstances of the case and not on the narrow ground of cross-examination or on a particular fact stated by a wit…
2023 PCrLJ 874 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
SADAR alias SADARUDDIN VS State Where prosecution established its case beyond a reasonable doubt, then some minor contradictions, which are always available in every case as no one can give evidence like a photograph, could be ignored.
2023 PCrLJ 874 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
SADAR alias SADARUDDIN VS State Benefit of doubt---Scope---In an accusatorial system, there is a presumption of innocence in favour of the accused that the offence has not been committed by him and the presumption continues to be operative…
2023 PCrLJ 908 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
KHAMISO VS State S. 342---Examination of accused---Scope---Each and every material piece of evidence being relied upon by the prosecution against an accused person must be put to him at the time of recording of his statement under S. 342, C…
2023 PCrLJ 908 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
KHAMISO VS State Ss. 302(b) & 504---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 342---Qatl-i-amd, intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace---Appreciation of evidence---Examination of accused---Scope---Accused was charged for co…
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