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2022 YLRN 7 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Syed MUHAMMAD RAZA QAIM RIZVI VS State Ss. 561-a, 173, 182 & 195---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss.420, 468 & 471---Types of reports submitted under S.173, Cr.P.C.---Functions and powers of Magistrate on such reports elaborated.
2022 YLRN 7 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Syed MUHAMMAD RAZA QAIM RIZVI VS State Ss.561-a, 173, 182 & 195---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss.420, 468 & 471---Order passed by Magistrate on final report, setting aside of---Petitioner challenged the order of Magistrate whereby he while re…
2022 YLRN 8 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ALI MUHAMMAD VS State S. 497---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 302, 324, 147, 148, 149, 504, 337-A(i) & 337-F(i)---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, rioting, armed with deadly weapon, common object, intentional insult with intent to p…
2022 YLRN 10 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD YAMIN VS State Ss. 498, 502 & 249---Power to stop proceedings when no complaint---Return of surety documents---Prayer for---Surety had furnished surety documents/Defense Saving Certificate, for the release of accused on bail---Late…
2022 YLRN 12 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD AKRAM YOUSUF VS State S. 498---Sales Tax Act (VII of 1990), S.33(3), (5), (8), (11C), (13), (16) & (18)---Use of login and passwords of a company by some fraudsters to file fake sales returns and issue fake sales tax invoices to ge…
2022 YLRN 14 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
KASHIF ANWAR VS State S. 498---Sales Tax Act, 1990, Ss. 2(37), 2(9), 2(14)(a), 3(1)(a)(b), 6(1), (2) (i) (ii), 8(1)(a), (ca), (d), 8A, 21, 22(1), 23(1), 25, 26(1) & 73---Pre-arrest bail, confirmation of---Further inquiry---Use of login and…
2022 YLRN 16 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
IQBAL AHMED BABLANI VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs S. 9(b)--- Bail, grant of---New ground---Second bail petition moved on the basis of hardship and medical ground is maintainab…
2022 YLRN 16 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
IQBAL AHMED BABLANI VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Ss. 9(a) & 9(b)---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 199--- Constitutional petition---Bail, grant of--- Hardship case--- Medical…
2022 YLRN 17 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
GULZAR VS State S. 302(b)--- Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Sentence, reduction in---Motive was not proved---Scope---Accused was charged for committing murder of his brother-in-law and mother-in-law by firing---Complainant in his F…
2022 YLRN 17 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
GULZAR VS State S. 302(b)--- Qatl-i-amd---Appreciation of evidence---Sentence, reduction in---Accused was charged for committing murder of his brother-in-law and mother-in-law by firing---No legal infirmity existed in the evidence of the ey…
2022 YLRN 20 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
SHEHARYAR AHMED VS State S. 497--- Customs act (IV of 1969), Ss.156(1), 8, 9, 14a, 77, 86 & 89---Imports and Exports (Control) act (XXXIX of 1950), S.3(1) read with appendix-E of Import Policy Order, 2016---Income Tax Ordinance (XLIX of 200…
2022 YLRN 22 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ABDUL QADIR alias ALI VS State S. 497---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 377 & 34---Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (XL of 2016), Ss. 21, 22 & 24---Unnatural offences and common intention---Offences against modesty of a natural person and…
2022 YLRN 24 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
NASIR SHAH VS State S.497---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), S.489-F---Dishonestly issuing a cheque---Bail---Surety amount---Scope---Amount of surety need not be equivalent to the cheque amount mentioned in the bounced cheque.
2022 YLRN 24 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
NASIR SHAH VS State Each case has to be decided on its own facts and circumstances and court is required to exercise jurisdiction independently.
2022 YLRN 24 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
NASIR SHAH VS State S.497---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), S.489-F---Dishonestly issuing a cheque---Bail---Surety amount---Scope---Accused was granted bail after arrest by the Trial Court in the sum of Rs. 25,00,000/- and PR bond in the like amo…
2022 YLRN 26 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
BILAWAL VS State S. 497---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 302, 337-A(i), 337-F(v), 114, 148 & 149--- Qatl-i-amd, shajjah-i-khafifah, damiyah, abettor present when offence committed, rioting, armed with deadly weapon, common object---Bail, gra…
2022 YLRN 27 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
HAFEEZ MACHHI VS State Ss. 302(b), 324, 353 & 402---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty, assembling for the purpose of committing dacoity---Appreciation of e…
2022 YLRN 27 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
HAFEEZ MACHHI VS State Ss. 302(b), 324, 353 & 402---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty, assembling for the purpose of committing dacoity---Appreciation of e…
2022 YLRN 27 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
HAFEEZ MACHHI VS State Identification of accused---Night time occurrence--- Source of light--- Scope---Identification of accused on the electric light, torch light was weak type of identification when the accused was not previously known to…
2022 YLRN 27 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
HAFEEZ MACHHI VS State Ss. 302(b), 324, 353 & 402---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty, assembling for the purpose of committing dacoity---Appreciation of e…
2022 YLRN 27 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
HAFEEZ MACHHI VS State Ss. 302(b), 324, 353 & 402---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty, assembling for the purpose of committing dacoity---Appreciation of e…
2022 YLRN 27 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
HAFEEZ MACHHI VS State Benefit of doubt---Principle---If a single circumstance creating reasonable doubt in a prudent mind about the guilt of accused was found, then accused would be entitled to such benefit not as a matter of grace and con…
2022 YLRN 27 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
HAFEEZ MACHHI VS State Ss. 302(b), 324, 353 & 402---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty, assembling for the purpose of committing dacoity---Appreciation of e…
2022 YLRN 29 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
KARACHI WATER AND SEWERAGE BOARD VS XENITH PURIFIED AQUA SERVICES S. 22-a(6)(3)---Ex-officio Justice of Peace, powers of--- Scope--- Respondent preferred application under S.22-a, subsection (6) sub-clause (3), Cr.P.C. against XEN Water and…
2022 YLRN 30 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ADEEL HANEEF SIDDIQUI VS State Ss. 265-K & 561-a---Fiscal fraud---Bogus accounts, opening of---Responsibility of Bank manager---accused was Bank employee and was facing trial on allegation of processing account opening documents---Validity-…
2022 YLRN 30 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ADEEL HANEEF SIDDIQUI VS State Ss.249-a & 265-K---acquittal at any stage---Object, purpose and scope---It is rule of thumb of criminal law that no offence should go unchecked and no offender should go unpunished but it is also necessary tha…
2022 YLRN 32 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
NEHAL KHAN VS MEER AALI alias AADO S. 540---Power to summon material witness or examine person present---Scope--- Complainant assailed the dismissal of his application under S.540, Cr.P.C.---Complainant had sought permission to produce a wi…
2022 YLRN 33 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ASGHAR ALI VS ABDUL RAZAQUE S. 173---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss.506(2), 337-A(i), 337-L(2), 504, 147 & 148---Report of police officer---Credibility of witness to be determined by Trial Court---Scope---Petitioners/accused persons assailed…
2022 YLRN 33 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ASGHAR ALI VS ABDUL RAZAQUE S. 173---Report of police officer---Scope---Competent court of jurisdiction can determine the guilt or innocence of accused and the Investigating Officer has no such powers to adjudicate the criminal case during…
2022 YLRN 34 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ALI SHER VS State S. 497---Bail---Deeper appreciation of evidence---Scope---Deeper appreciation of evidence is not permissible at bail stage and only tentative assessment of the material collected during the investigation is to be made.
2022 YLRN 34 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ALI SHER VS State S. 497---Control of Narcotic Substances Act (XXV of 1997), S. 9(c)---Possession of narcotics---Bail, refusal of---Scope---Accused was alleged to have been found in possession of 5 kilograms of charas---Entire substance rec…
2022 YLRN 35 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ZULFIQUAR HASSAN ALI VS State Ss. 9(a)(iv)(vi) & 9(b)---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 199---Constitutional petition---Pre-arrest bail, refusal of---Prima facie case---Petitioners were accused of selling charitable trust property causing lo…
2022 YLRN 35 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ZULFIQUAR HASSAN ALI VS State Ss. 9(a)(iv)(vi) & 9(b)---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 199---Constitutional petition---Bail, grant of---Case of further inquiry---Tentative assessment of evidence---Petitioners were accused of selling charita…
2022 YLRN 36 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
GHULAM VS State Ss. 302 & 364---Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), Art. 38---Qatl-i-amd, kidnapping or abducting in order to murder---Confession to police officer not to be proved---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Delayed FIR---No…
2022 YLRN 36 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
GHULAM VS State Ss. 302 & 364--- Qatl-i-amd, kidnapping or abducting in order to murder---Appreciation of evidence---Recovery of weapon of offence---Delay in sending recovered articles---Non-production of bearer of case property---Effect---…
2022 YLRN 36 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
GHULAM VS State No conviction can be awarded to an accused until and unless reliable, trustworthy and unimpeachable evidence containing no discrepancy casting some cloud over the veracity of the prosecution story is adduced by the prosecuti…
2022 YLRN 37 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
State VS MUDASAR SHAH Object---Scope---Object of criminal law is to make the accused face trial and not to punish him as under trial prisoner---High Court observed that intention of law is that a criminal case must be disposed of without un…
2022 YLRN 37 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
State VS MUDASAR SHAH S. 9(b)---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), Ss. 417 & 265-K---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 10-A---Possession of narcotics---Appeal against acquittal---Power of court to acquit accused at any stage--- Remand---Requ…
2022 YLRN 38 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MIAN BUX VS State Legal objection regarding competency of jurisdiction of a court is to be decided in the first instance before touching the merits of the case.
2022 YLRN 38 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MIAN BUX VS State art. 203-GG---Decision of Federal Shariat Court binding on High Court---Scope---Decision rendered by the Federal Shariat Court has the binding effect on High Court and on all courts subordinate to High Court.
2022 YLRN 38 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MIAN BUX VS State Ss. 17 & 24---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 302, 324 & 34---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 203-G---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, common intention, haraabah---Appeal to Federal Shariat Court---Bar to jurisdictio…
2022 YLRN 40 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
IDREES MASIH VS State S.376---Rape---Evidence---DNA test---Mandatory---Scope--- Mere claim of commission of rape and positive report thereof, alone, is not sufficient to convict a person---Commission of offence is completely different while…
2022 YLRN 40 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
IDREES MASIH VS State S. 376---Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), Art.129(g)---Rape---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Semen matching---Non-availability of marks of violence---Withholding best evidence---Adverse presumption--- Un-n…
2022 YLRN 40 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
IDREES MASIH VS State S. 376--- Rape--- Evidence--- Sole statement of victim---Corroboration---Scope---Conviction in a rape case can well be recorded on sole statement of victim but only if the same finds corroboration and appears to be nat…
2022 YLRN 41 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
NAZIR AHMED VS State S. 409---Breach of trust by public servant---Appreciation of evidence---Constitution of offence---Requirement---Prosecution case was that the accused official Sub-Sale Inspector during his posting at depot, misappropria…
2022 YLRN 41 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
NAZIR AHMED VS State art. 10(a)---Fair trial---Scope---Criminal trial---accused had not only a valuable right to get himself represented, but he had also the right to be informed thereabout---Every person, therefore, had a right to a fair t…
2022 YLRN 41 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
NAZIR AHMED VS State S. 409---Prevention of Corruption act (II of 1947), S. 5(2)---Criminal breach of trust by public servant, public servant committed or attempt to commit criminal misconduct---appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt--…
2022 YLRN 41 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
NAZIR AHMED VS State Cross-examination, right of---Scope---Right of cross-examination is included in the right of an accused in a criminal case to confront the witnesses against him not only on facts but also to discredit the witness by sho…
2022 YLRN 42 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
PERVAIZ AHMED VS State Presumption of innocence---Taking of cognizance even by a competent court of law never turns the accused guilty but the accused continues to enjoy the presumption of innocence until found guilty after trial.
2022 YLRN 42 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
PERVAIZ AHMED VS State Ss. 169, 497 & 173---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), Ss. 6 & 7---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 302, 504, 114, 109, 148 & 149---Qatl-i-amd, act of terrorism, intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peac…
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