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2022 YLRN 42 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
PERVAIZ AHMED VS State S. 173---Opinion of police---Ipse dixit of the police has no binding effect upon the court---Court while dealing with police report (charge-sheet) must not be influenced with opinion of the investigating officer but t…
2022 YLRN 42 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
PERVAIZ AHMED VS State Right of hearing---Exploitation of---Effect---Right of hearing is never meant to prejudice the purpose of the court, i.e., to ensure 'fair and speedy justice'---Right of hearing cannot be exploited so as to frustrate…
2022 YLRN 42 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
PERVAIZ AHMED VS State Ss. 169 & 497---Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), Art. 121---Release of accused when evidence deficient---Bail---Plea of alibi---Burden of proof on accused---Scope---Plea of alibi cannot earn an acquittal even during tri…
2022 YLRN 44 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
FAISAL VS State "General law" and "special law"---Scope---Provisions of "special law" would exclude operation of "general law" to extent of context in which former has been enacted.
2022 YLRN 44 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
FAISAL VS State Ss. 16-a, 18 & 32---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 419, 420, 468 & 471---Prevention of Corruption act (II of 1947), S. 5(2)---Constitution of Pakistan, art. 10-a---Corruption and corrupt practices---appreciation of evidence--…
2022 YLRN 44 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
FAISAL VS State Mandatory condition to exercise jurisdiction---Effect---When a mandatory condition for court to exercise jurisdiction is not satisfied, entire proceedings that ensue would become coram non judice.
2022 YLRN 45 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Syed MUHAMMAD FAROOQ VS USMAN GHANI PAUL Ss. 337-a (i),337-H(2), 353, 384, 385, 386, 512, 147, 148, 149 & 186---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), Ss. 7 & 25 (4a)---Shajjah-i-khafifah, hurt by rash or negligent act, assault or criminal for…
2022 YLRN 46 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
HIDAYATULLAH alias GUDOO VS State Benefit of doubt---Scope---Where a single circumstance creating reasonable doubt in a prudent mind about the guilt of the accused exists then accused will be entitled to its benefit not as a matter of grace…
2022 YLRN 46 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
HIDAYATULLAH alias GUDOO VS State S. 9(c)---Police Rules, 1934, R. 25.2(3)--- Possession of narcotic drugs---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt--- Non-association of private persons despite availability---Effect---Delay in sending…
2022 YLRN 46 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
HIDAYATULLAH alias GUDOO VS State S. 103---Search to be made in presence of witnesses---Object---Object of S.103, Cr.P.C. is to ensure transparency and fairness on the part of the police during the course of recovery and diminish the scope…
2022 YLRN 46 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
HIDAYATULLAH alias GUDOO VS State Investigation---Duty of investigating officer---Scope---Critical and essential responsibility of investigating officer demands that he should not be affiliated to or member of any party of a criminal case.
2022 YLRN 47 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
RIAZ HUSSAIN KALHORO VS State Ss. 9(a), 15(a), 25(b) & 32---Plea bargain---Appeal---Limitation---Amount not deposited by accused---Effect---Accused was aggrieved of order passed by Accountability Court whereafter entering into plea bargain,…
2022 YLRN 48 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD BILAL HUSSAIN VS State art. 3---Child witness---Scope---No age limit of a witness has been prescribed under art. 3 of Qanun-e-Shahadat, 1984---Evidence of a child witness is also admissible unless the Court considers that a witness…
2022 YLRN 48 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD BILAL HUSSAIN VS State S. 377---Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), Art. 3---Sodomy---Appreciation of evidence---Prompt FIR---Child witness---Failure to cross-examine the victim child---Effect---Accused was alleged to have committed sod…
2022 YLRN 49 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ABDUL HAFEEZ alias MUMTAZ KALHORO VS State Ss. 302, 387 & 34---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Qatl-i-amd, putting person in fear of death or of grievous hurt in order to commit extortion, common intention, act of terrorism---app…
2022 YLRN 49 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ABDUL HAFEEZ alias MUMTAZ KALHORO VS State Heinous nature of offence---Scope---Heinous nature of offence is not sufficient to convict the accused as the accused continued with presumption of innocence until found guilty at the end of the tr…
2022 YLRN 49 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ABDUL HAFEEZ alias MUMTAZ KALHORO VS State Benefit of doubt---Principle---If a single circumstance created doubt in the prosecution case, its benefit would go to the accused not as a matter of grace or concession but as a matter of right.
2022 YLRN 49 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ABDUL HAFEEZ alias MUMTAZ KALHORO VS State Ss. 302, 387 & 34---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), art. 22---Qatl-i-amd, putting person in fear of death or of grievous hurt in order to commit extortion,…
2022 YLRN 49 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ABDUL HAFEEZ alias MUMTAZ KALHORO VS State Witness---Related witnesses---Reliance---Scope---Relationship of eye-witnesses with the deceased alone was not enough to discard the testimony of the complainant and his witnesses---Accused, in the…
2022 YLRN 49 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ABDUL HAFEEZ alias MUMTAZ KALHORO VS State Ss. 302, 387 & 34---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Qatl-i-amd, putting person in fear of death or of grievous hurt in order to commit extortion, common intention, act of terrorism---app…
2022 YLRN 49 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ABDUL HAFEEZ alias MUMTAZ KALHORO VS State Ss. 302, 387 & 34---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Qatl-i-amd, putting person in fear of death or of grievous hurt in order to commit extortion, common intention, act of terrorism---app…
2022 YLRN 49 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ABDUL HAFEEZ alias MUMTAZ KALHORO VS State Ss. 302, 387 & 34---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Qatl-i-amd, putting person in fear of death or of grievous hurt in order to commit extortion, common intention, act of terrorism---app…
2022 YLRN 49 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ABDUL HAFEEZ alias MUMTAZ KALHORO VS State Ss. 302, 387 & 34---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Qatl-i-amd, putting person in fear of death or of grievous hurt in order to commit extortion, common intention, act of terrorism---app…
2022 YLRN 49 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ABDUL HAFEEZ alias MUMTAZ KALHORO VS State Ss. 302, 387 & 34---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), S. 7---Qatl-i-amd, putting person in fear of death or of grievous hurt in order to commit extortion, common intention, act of terrorism---app…
2022 YLRN 50 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
N.J. AUTOS through Lawful Authorized Officer VS State S. 11---"Person"--- Definition--- Criminal liability---Scope---No criminal case could be registered against designation because trial could not take place against a designata but against…
2022 YLRN 50 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
N.J. AUTOS through Lawful Authorized Officer VS State Ss. 200, 202, 203, 248 & 403---Private complaint, dismissal of---Double jeopardy, principle of---Second complaint after dismissal of first one under S.203, Cr.P.C.--- Validity--- Applica…
2022 YLRN 52 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MURAD alias MANN VS State S. 23--- anti-Terrorism Court---Jurisdiction---Scope---Murders in a dwelling house---Scope---Contentions of the petitioner were that as the incident was, admittedly, un-witnessed and no terror amongst the public wa…
2022 YLRN 52 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MURAD alias MANN VS State Ss. 497, 87 & 88---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), Ss. 6 & 7---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 302, 392, 201, 411 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, common intention, robbery, causing disappearance of evidence, dishonestly recei…
2022 YLRN 54 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Raja ABDUL HAMEED VS MASHOOQ ALI RAJPAR S.489-F---Dishonouring of cheque---Effect---Mere issuance of cheque which was subsequently dishonoured does not constitute an offence unless it is established that the same was issued with dishonest i…
2022 YLRN 54 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Raja ABDUL HAMEED VS MASHOOQ ALI RAJPAR S. 489-F--- Dishonouring of cheque---appreciation of evidence--- appeal against acquittal--- Presumption---accused faced trial for dishonouring of cheque issued by him to complainant---Trial Court, af…
2022 YLRN 56 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
AKBER VS PROVINCE OF SINDH Ss. 42, 43, 44 & 45---Harassment at the hands of police---Investigation of criminal case---Petitioner sought protection for himself and his family at hands of police during investigation of case--- Validity--- Une…
2022 YLRN 58 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ALLAH BACHAYO VS State S. 426---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 324, 337-A(i), 337-F(i), 147, 148, 149, 114, 504 & 34---Attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, shajjah-i-khafifah, ghayr-jaifah-mudihah, rioting, rioting armed with deadly weapon, unlawfu…
2022 YLRN 59 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
SAEEDULLAH VS State S. 9(c)--- Possession of narcotic substance---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Accused at the time of arrest was found in possession of motor cycle---Investigating Officer failed to ascertain ownership of th…
2022 YLRN 59 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
SAEEDULLAH VS State S. 9(c)---Possession of narcotic substance---Appreciation of evidence---Safe custody of narcotic---No evidence was available regarding safe custody of heroin powder whilst it was kept at malkhana of Police Station prior…
2022 YLRN 59 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
SAEEDULLAH VS State Benefit of doubt---If a single circumstance created reasonable doubt in a prudent mind about the guilt of accused, then the accused would be entitled to such benefit, not as a matter of grace and concession, but as a mat…
2022 YLRN 59 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
SAEEDULLAH VS State R. 6---Narcotic Substance Analysis by Chemical Examiner---Protocols of chemical report--- Mandatory requirement--- Chemical report had not set out all protocols of testing and result in respect of each individual protoco…
2022 YLRN 59 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
SAEEDULLAH VS State S. 9(c)---Possession of narcotic substance---Appreciation of evidence---Private witness---Scope---Spy information--Inspector of Anti-Narcotic Force recovered heroin powder on spy information---Inspector of the Force had…
2022 YLRN 61 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
RAHEEL BULEDI VS State Benefit of doubt---Principle---Benefit of doubt, if any, arising in the prosecution case is to be extended to the accused not as a matter of grace, but as a matter of right.
2022 YLRN 61 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
RAHEEL BULEDI VS State S. 13(d)---Recovery of firearm---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Prosecution case was that an unlicensed Kalashnikov of mini size with magazine, containing three live bullets of 7.62 bore, was recovered…
2022 YLRN 62 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
The STATE/ANTI-NARCOTICS FORCE VS MERAJ RASOOL S. 31---Notice to person holding property suspected to be acquired by smuggling---Scope---Appellant assailed order of Trial Court whereby it released the property, for which a freezing order wa…
2022 YLRN 64 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
State VS MUHAMMAD ASIM KHAN S. 497(5)---Cancellation of bail---Scope---Strong and exceptional grounds are required for the cancellation of bail granted by a court of competent jurisdiction for provision of S.497(5), Cr.P.C. is not at all pu…
2022 YLRN 64 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
State VS MUHAMMAD ASIM KHAN S. 497---Bail, grant of---Heinous nature of offence---Scope---Heinousness or gravity of offence, itself, is no ground for the refusal of bail.
2022 YLRN 64 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
State VS MUHAMMAD ASIM KHAN S.497(5)---Cancellation of bail---Principles---Accused is not to be deprived of the benefit of bail whenever reasonable doubt arises about his participation in the crime or about truth/probability of the prosecut…
2022 YLRN 64 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
State VS MUHAMMAD ASIM KHAN S. 497(5)---Control of Narcotic Substances Act (XXV of 1997), S. 9(c)---Possession of narcotics---Cancellation of bail, refusal of---Scope---Applicant sought cancellation of bail granted to the accused by the Tri…
2022 YLRN 65 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
SHAHID ALI KHAN VS ALI ASHRAF alias WILAYAT CHANDIO Ss. 3, 4 & 9---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 417(2)---Appreciation of evidence---Appeal against acquittal---Illegal dispossession---Appellant being owner of agriculture land alle…
2022 YLRN 65 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
SHAHID ALI KHAN VS ALI ASHRAF alias WILAYAT CHANDIO Interference--- Scope--- Double presumption of innocence---after acquittal of the accused by the court of competent jurisdiction presumption of double innocence was attached to accused, wh…
2022 YLRN 67 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Mst. SEEMA VS State Ss.302, 324, 353, 109 & 34---anti-Terrorism act (XXVII of 1997), S.7---arms Ordinance (XX of 1965), S.13-D---Qatl-i-amd, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of h…
2022 YLRN 67 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Mst. SEEMA VS State S. 302--- Qatl-i-amd--- Appreciation of evidence---Motive---Scope--- If the prosecution had failed to prove the motive for the offence of murder, court would be justified in imposing the alternate sentence of life impris…
2022 YLRN 69 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
DANISH VS State admission of accused before police---Effect---Such admission was not admissible but could only help the Investigating Officer to proceed further so as to get the suspect properly identified by the eye-witness; effect recover…
2022 YLRN 69 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
DANISH VS State Ss. 302(b), 396 & 34---Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), Art. 22---Qatl-i-amd, dacoity with murder, common intention---Appreciation of evidence ---Test identification parade---Scope---If a suspect was arrested, it became the ab…
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