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2022 PCrLJN 93 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
NOOR AHMED JAVED VS Mst. LAIBA S. 417---appeal against acquittal---Interference---Scope---Judgment of acquittal could not be interfered with unless certain unimpeachable material was brought on record warranting interference.
2022 PCrLJN 95 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD NOMAN VS State Ss. 302(b), 392, 344 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, robbery, wrongful confinement for ten or more days, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Unnatural conduct of complainant---Scope---Accused were cha…
2022 PCrLJN 95 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD NOMAN VS State Ss. 302(b), 392, 344 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, robbery, wrongful confinement for ten or more days, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Recovery of robbed items---Reliance---Scope---Accused were…
2022 PCrLJN 95 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD NOMAN VS State Ss. 302(b), 392, 344 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, robbery, wrongful confinement for ten or more days, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Last seen evidence---Scope---Accused were charged for commi…
2022 PCrLJN 95 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD NOMAN VS State Ss. 302(b), 392, 344 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, robbery, wrongful confinement for ten or more days, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Delay in lodging the FIR---Scope---Accused were charged for…
2022 PCrLJN 95 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD NOMAN VS State Ss. 302(b), 392, 344 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, robbery, wrongful confinement for ten or more days, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Contradictions in the statements of witnesses---Scope---Acc…
2022 PCrLJN 97 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
DURO alias DUR MOHAMMAD VS State Evidence---Direct evidence---Scope---If direct evidence was credible, truthful and trustworthy and was sufficient to establish the charge, corroboration from any other source was not required---Rule of corro…
2022 PCrLJN 97 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
DURO alias DUR MOHAMMAD VS State S. 154---First Information Report---Delay in lodging the FIR---Scope---If evidence recorded in court appeared to be trustworthy and convincing, then delay in lodging of the FIR could be ignored, keeping in v…
2022 PCrLJN 97 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
DURO alias DUR MOHAMMAD VS State Ss. 302, 337-H(2), 114, 148 & 149---Qatl-i-amd, rash or negligent act to endanger human life or personal safety of others, abetment, rioting armed with deadly weapon, unlawful assembly---Appreciation of evid…
2022 PCrLJN 97 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
DURO alias DUR MOHAMMAD VS State Ss. 302, 337-H(2), 114, 148 & 149---Qatl-i-amd, rash or negligent act to endanger human life or personal safety of others, abetment, rioting armed with deadly weapon, unlawful assembly---Appreciation of evid…
2022 PCrLJN 97 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
DURO alias DUR MOHAMMAD VS State Ss. 302, 337-H(2), 114, 148 & 149---Qatl-i-amd, rash or negligent act to endanger human life or personal safety of others, abetment, rioting armed with deadly weapon, unlawful assembly---Appreciation of evid…
2022 PCrLJN 97 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
DURO alias DUR MOHAMMAD VS State Ss. 302, 337-H(2), 114, 148 & 149---Qatl-i-amd, rash or negligent act to endanger human life or personal safety of others, abetment, rioting armed with deadly weapon, unlawful assembly---Appreciation of evid…
2022 PCrLJN 99 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ALTAF HUSSAIN VS State Ss. 302, 364, 120-B, 148 & 149---Qatl-i-amd, kidnapping or abducting in order to murder, criminal conspiracy, rioting armed with deadly weapon, unlawful assembly---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Accused…
2022 PCrLJN 99 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ALTAF HUSSAIN VS State Ss. 302, 364, 120-B, 148 & 149---Qatl-i-amd, kidnapping or abducting in order to murder, criminal conspiracy, rioting armed with deadly weapon, unlawful assembly---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Recover…
2022 PCrLJN 99 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ALTAF HUSSAIN VS State Ss. 302, 364, 120-B, 148 & 149---Qatl-i-amd, kidnapping or abducting in order to murder, criminal conspiracy, rioting armed with deadly weapon, unlawful assembly---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Contrad…
2022 PCrLJN 99 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ALTAF HUSSAIN VS State Ss. 302, 364, 120-B, 148 & 149---Qatl-i-amd, kidnapping or abducting in order to murder, criminal conspiracy, rioting armed with deadly weapon, unlawful assembly---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Unseen…
2022 PCrLJN 99 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ALTAF HUSSAIN VS State Ss. 302, 364, 120-B, 148 & 149---Qatl-i-amd, kidnapping or abducting in order to murder, criminal conspiracy, rioting armed with deadly weapon, unlawful assembly---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Delay o…
2022 PCrLJN 99 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ALTAF HUSSAIN VS State Benefit of doubt---Principle---If there is a single circumstance, which creates reasonable doubt in a prudent mind about the guilt of the accused, then accused will be entitled to such benefit not as a matter of grace…
2022 PCrLJN 101 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
BADAR ZAMAN VS State S. 302(b)--- Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Recovery of crime empties from the place of incident---Scope---Accused was charged for committing murder of the wife of the complainant---Mashir wa…
2022 PCrLJN 101 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
BADAR ZAMAN VS State Benefit of doubt---Principle---If there was a single circumstance which created reasonable doubt in a prudent mind about the guilt of the accused, then the accused would be entitled to its benefit not as a matter of gra…
2022 PCrLJN 101 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
BADAR ZAMAN VS State S. 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Contradictions in the statements of witnesses---Scope---Accused was charged for committing murder of the wife of the complainant---Complainant in hi…
2022 PCrLJN 101 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
BADAR ZAMAN VS State S. 302(b)---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 342---Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Examination of accused---Scope---Accused was charged for committing murder of the wife of the complain…
2022 PCrLJN 101 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
BADAR ZAMAN VS State S. 302(b)---Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), Art. 46---Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Dying declaration---Scope---Accused was charged for committing murder of the wife of the complainant---Reco…
2022 PCrLJN 102 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Mst. SHAHZADI VS State S. 9(c)---Possession of narcotics---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Non-association of private witnesses---Delay in sending samples to the Chemical Examiner---Non-production of sample-bearer---Effect---…
2022 PCrLJN 102 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Mst. SHAHZADI VS State Benefit of doubt---Scope---Single doubt in the prosecution story is disastrous for the prosecution case and its benefit goes to the accused.
2022 PCrLJN 103 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD NAEEM KHAN VS MUHAMMAD YOUSUF Ss. 452, 506, 337-a, 337-F & 337-L---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 417---House-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint, shajjah, ghayr-jaifah, criminal intimidation…
2022 PCrLJN 104 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
SHAHJAHAN alias ARMAN VS State art. 76---Cases in which secondary evidence relating to documents may be given---Scope---Production of secondary evidence, without establishing about the fate of primary document, was not admissible.
2022 PCrLJN 104 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
SHAHJAHAN alias ARMAN VS State Benefit of doubt---Scope---Benefit of doubt shall always go in favour of accused.
2022 PCrLJN 104 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
SHAHJAHAN alias ARMAN VS State Ss. 392, 397, 435, 353, 324, 427 & 34---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), Ss. 6(2)(b), 6(2)(c), 6(2)(n), 6(2)(ee) & 7---Explosive Substances act (VI of 1908), Ss. 3 & 4---Pakistan arms Ordinance (XX of 1965)…
2022 PCrLJN 105 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ABDUL WAHAB VS State S. 497---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), S. 395---Dacoity---Bail, refusal of---FIR was lodged on the same day without any delay---Complainant nominated the accused in the commission of the offence--Accused had not denied the…
2022 PCrLJN 107 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Syed MUHAMMAD ALI SHAH VS State S. 409---Prevention of Corruption act (II of 1947), S. 5(2)---Criminal breach of trust by public servant, criminal misconduct---appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Prosecution case was that the accu…
2022 PCrLJN 108 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Syed RIFFAT HUSSAIN VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S 342---Qatl-i-amd, common intention, act of terrorism---appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Power of c…
2022 PCrLJN 108 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Syed RIFFAT HUSSAIN VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), art. 22---Qatl-i-amd, common intention, act of terrorism---appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Test identific…
2022 PCrLJN 108 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Syed RIFFAT HUSSAIN VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Qatl-i-amd, common intention, act of terrorism---appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Recovery of weapon and crime empties---Reliance---Scope…
2022 PCrLJN 108 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Syed RIFFAT HUSSAIN VS State Ss. 302(b) & 34---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Qatl-i-amd, common intention, act of terrorism---appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Night time occurrence---No source of light---accused we…
2022 PCrLJN 109 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
RAHAMUDDIN BAREECH VS State S. 9(c)---Possession of narcotics---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Prosecution case was that on spy information three accused persons were transporting charas in truck, complainant party (police) i…
2022 PCrLJN 109 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
RAHAMUDDIN BAREECH VS State Ss. 48, 32 & 74---Vehicle involved in transporting narcotic substance---Return of such vehicle ---Scope---Vehicle was taken into custody by the local police being involved in transportation of narcotics---Applica…
2022 PCrLJN 109 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
RAHAMUDDIN BAREECH VS State S. 9(c)---Possession of narcotics ---Appreciation of evidence---Non-association of natural witnesses---Delay in sending recovered narcotic---Safe custody---Non-production of diary of deposited of case property in…
2022 PCrLJN 109 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
RAHAMUDDIN BAREECH VS State Benefit of doubt---Principle---accused could not be deprived of benefit of doubt merely because there was only one circumstance which created doubt in the prosecution story.
2022 PCrLJN 109 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
RAHAMUDDIN BAREECH VS State Ss. 154 & 156--- Registration of FIR--- Investigation--- Scope---Investigation of a case did not mean to simply follow the statement made in the FIR by the complainant---Investigating Officer was bound to collect…
2022 PCrLJN 111 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUNIR HUSSAIN VS State S. 497--- Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 337-A(i), 337-A(iii), 337-L(2)---Shajjah-i-khafifah, shajjah-i-hashimah, other hurt---Bail, refusal of---Case of domestic violence---Accused was nominated in FIR with specific r…
2022 PCrLJN 111 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUNIR HUSSAIN VS State Delay in lodging FIR---Effect---Factors to be considered.
2022 PCrLJN 112 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Syed ZULQARNAIN SHAH VS State S. 497---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 409, 477-A & 34---Prevention of Corruption Act (II of 1947), S. 5---Criminal breach of trust by public servant, or by banker, merchant or agent, falsification of accounts,…
2022 PCrLJN 113 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
FAREED CHANDIO VS State S. 302(b)--- Qatl-i-amd--- Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt--- Supplementary statement--- Unexplained delay--- Effect---Accused was convicted by Trial Court and was sentenced to 7 years of imprisonment on…
2022 PCrLJN 115 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
KARIM BUX VS State Investigation---Complainant, acting as Investigating Officer---Scope---No specific bar exists under the law against complainant, who is also investigating officer of the case but being complainant himself an investigating…
2022 PCrLJN 115 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
KARIM BUX VS State Ss. 409, 467, 468, 471 & 34---Prevention of Corruption act (II of 1947), S. 5---Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), arts. 59 & 84---Criminal breach of trust by public servant or by banker, merchant or agent, forgery for valuab…
2022 PCrLJN 116 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
FAROOQ SHAH VS State Benefit of doubt---Principle---accused could not be deprived of benefit of doubt merely because there was only one circumstance which created doubt in the prosecution story.
2022 PCrLJN 116 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
FAROOQ SHAH VS State S. 9(c)---Control of Narcotic Substances (Government Analysts) Rules, 2001, R.4(2)---Seizure of narcotic---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Chemical analysis---Delay in sending samples of contraband for ana…
2022 PCrLJN 116 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
FAROOQ SHAH VS State S. 9(c)---Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), Art.129(g)---Possession and trafficking narcotics---Withholding of best evidence---Effect---Prosecution case was that 100 bags of dodi sawdust, on weighing, each bag was found to…
2022 PCrLJN 116 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
FAROOQ SHAH VS State Investigating Officer as complainant---Complainant acting in the capacity of Investigating Officer---Scope---Complainant of a FIR could not suitably discharge his duties as an independent and/or fair Investigating Offic…
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