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2022 YLRN 120 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
KHALID MENGAL VS State Ss. 302, 114 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, abetment, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Circumstantial evidence---Scope---Accused were charged for committing murder of cousin of the complainant by firing---Circumstant…
2022 YLRN 120 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
KHALID MENGAL VS State Ss, 302, 114 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, abetment, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Ocular account supported by medical evidence---Scope---Accused were charged for committing murder of cousin of the complainant by…
2022 YLRN 120 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
KHALID MENGAL VS State Ss. 302, 114 & 34---Qatl-i-amd, abetment, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Medical evidence---Scope---Medical evidence being a corroborative piece of evidence could be used in support of the ocular eviden…
2022 YLRN 121 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD ASIF VS State Benefit of doubt---Principle---If a single circumstance, creates reasonable doubt in a prudent mind about the guilt of accused, then accused would be entitled to such benefit not as a matter of grace and concession, b…
2022 YLRN 121 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD ASIF VS State Ss. 376 & 34---Rape, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Ocular and medical evidence--- Contradictions--- Effect---Accused was charged for committing rape with the daughter of the complain…
2022 YLRN 121 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD ASIF VS State Ss. 376 & 34---Rape, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Withholding of best evidence---Effect---Accused was charged for committing rape with the daughter of the complainant, while his co-…
2022 YLRN 121 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD ASIF VS State Ss. 376 & 34---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S.221---Appreciation of evidence---Rape, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Defective charge---Effect---Allegation against the appellant was that he havin…
2022 YLRN 121 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD ASIF VS State Ss. 376 & 34---Rape, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Delay of two days in lodging the FIR---Effect---Accused was charged for committing rape with the daughter of the complainant, while…
2022 YLRN 121 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD ASIF VS State Ss. 376 & 34---Rape, common intention---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt--- Non recovery of incriminating material---Effect---Allegation against the accused was that he had naked video of the victim and he…
2022 YLRN 122 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Mst. MARYAM VS PROVINCE OF SINDH through Secretary Home Department, Karachi S. 154--- Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 199--- Constitutional petition---Quashing of FIR---Scope---Petitioner prayed for quashing of FIR lodged against her under S…
2022 YLRN 123 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
BASHIR AHMED KHAN SIREWAL VS REGIONAL PROVINCIAL ELECTION COMMISSIONER, HYDERABAD Ss. 199, 200 & 471---Representation of the People Act (LXXXV of 1976), Ss. 78, 82 & 94---False statement made in declaration which is by law receivable, using…
2022 YLRN 124 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUNIR AHMED KHANZADA VS State S. 497---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 269, 270 & 337-J---Negligent act likely to spread infection or disease dangerous to life, malignant act likely to spread infection or disease dangerous to life, causing hu…
2022 YLRN 125 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD ASIF VS SHEHZAD HUSSAIN Ss. 408, 420 & 468---Limitation Act (IX of 1908), S. 5---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 417---Criminal breach of trust, cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property, forgery for the purpos…
2022 YLRN 125 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD ASIF VS SHEHZAD HUSSAIN S. 417---appeal against acquittal---Presumption of innocence---Scope---Double presumption of innocence is attached to the order of acquittal---Order of acquittal could only be interfered with when it was fou…
2022 YLRN 125 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD ASIF VS SHEHZAD HUSSAIN Ss. 408, 420 & 468---Limitation Act (IX of 1908), S. 5---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 417---Criminal breach of trust, cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property, forgery for the purpos…
2022 YLRN 125 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD ASIF VS SHEHZAD HUSSAIN S.5---Condonation of delay---Scope---If appeal was not filed within time, valueable rights did accrue in favour of the opposite party, which could not be taken away unless strong and convincing grounds were…
2022 YLRN 125 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD ASIF VS SHEHZAD HUSSAIN S.5---Condonation of delay---Scope---Question of limitation being not a mere technicality could not be taken lightly and the rights accrued to the other party due to limitation could not be snatched away wit…
2022 YLRN 127 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUSHTAQ A. QAISAR VS State Preamble, Ss. 9 & 16---Constitution of Pakistan, Arts. 199 & 10-A--Constitutional petition---Corruption and corrupt practices---Bail, grant of---Delay in conclusion of trial---Hardship grounds---Trial of offences-…
2022 YLRN 128 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
NOOR AHMED VS State S. 9(c)---Possession of 50 maunds of cannabis grinds/poppy wing---Report of Chemical Analyzer---Scope---Prosecution case was that 80 bags containing cannabis grinds/poppy wing, 25 kgs. in each bag, totaling 50 maunds wer…
2022 YLRN 128 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
NOOR AHMED VS State S. 9(c)---Possession of 50 maunds of cannabis grinds / poppy wing---Safe custody---Safe transmission---Chain of custody---Scope---Prosecution case was that 80 bags containing cannabis grinds/poppy wing, 25 kgs. in each b…
2022 YLRN 128 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
NOOR AHMED VS State Ss. 9(c) & 27---Possession of 50 maunds of cannabis grinds/poppy wing---Appreciation of evidence---Safe custody---Scope---Prosecution case was that 80 bags containing cannabis grinds/poppy wing, 25 kgs. in each bag, tota…
2022 YLRN 128 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
NOOR AHMED VS State S. 9(c)---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 342---Possession of 50 maunds of cannabis grinds/poppy wing---Appreciation of evidence---Defence plea---Prosecution case was that 80 bags containing cannabis grinds/poppy…
2022 YLRN 130 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
IMDAD ALI JUNEJO VS MANZOOR ALI KHAN Ss. 190 & 173--- Cognizance of offences by Magistrate--- Report of police officer---Scope---Word 'may' vests competence in the Magistrate to agree or disagree with the police report under S.173, Cr.P.C.
2022 YLRN 130 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
IMDAD ALI JUNEJO VS MANZOOR ALI KHAN Ss. 190 & 173--- Cognizance of offence by Magistrate---Report of police officer---Disposal of FIR under 'C' class---Scope---Applicant assailed the said order passed by Magistrate whereby FIR was cancelle…
2022 YLRN 130 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
IMDAD ALI JUNEJO VS MANZOOR ALI KHAN S. 173---Report of police officer---Scope---Investigating Officer is not bound to base his conclusion on version of informant or defence but on actual facts, discovered during course of investigation.
2022 YLRN 131 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
GHULAM SHABIR VS MUHAMMAD ANWAR Ss. 22-a & 22-B---Sindh Enquiries and anti-Corruption Rules, 1993, R.11---Powers of Ex-officio Justice of Peace---Registration of cases---Scope---application filed by respondent under Ss.22-a & 22-B, Cr.P.C.…
2022 YLRN 132 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD HUSSAIN VS State S. 497---Bail---Benefit of doubt---Scope---Where a smallest uncertainty emerges at bail stage, advantage of the equivalent must be stretched out for the charged.
2022 YLRN 132 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD HUSSAIN VS State Ss. 497 & 173---Bail---Submission of challan---Effect---Simple certainty that challan of the case has been recorded, is no ground for retaining concession of bail to a blamed if in any case conditions assemble arou…
2022 YLRN 132 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MUHAMMAD HUSSAIN VS State S. 497---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 377, 377-A, 506 & 34---Unnatural offence, sexual abuse, criminal intimidation and common intention---Bail, grant of---Contradictory state-ments---Contradiction in ocular and m…
2022 YLRN 133 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
SUHAIL JIWANI VS State Ss. 420, 406, 506 & 34---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 249-A---Dishonestly inducing delivery of property, criminal breach of trust, criminal intimidation and common intention---Power of Magistrate to acquit…
2022 YLRN 133 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
SUHAIL JIWANI VS State Ipse dixit of police---Scope---Court of law is not bound by the ipse dixit of the police authorities and rather should formulate its own independent view irrespective of the investigation, whether or not to charge the…
2022 YLRN 133 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
SUHAIL JIWANI VS State S. 249-a---Power of Magistrate to acquit accused at any stage---Scope---Section 249-a, Cr.P.C. cannot be pressed into service to stifle or throttle the prosecution for deciding the fate of a criminal case without prov…
2022 YLRN 133 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
SUHAIL JIWANI VS State Criminal case of civil nature---Scope---No invariable rule exists to the effect that criminal case of civil nature cannot be proceeded.
2022 YLRN 133 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
SUHAIL JIWANI VS State S. 173---Report of police officer---Re-investigation after framing of charge---Scope---No legal bar exists for re-investigation of a criminal case even after submission of final report under S.173, Cr.P.C.---Police ca…
2022 YLRN 135 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
SAFDAR SHAH VS State S.426---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), S. 302--- Qatl-i-amd--- Suspension of sentence pending appeal--- Scope---Accused, who was convicted by the Trial Court under S.302(b), P.P.C. and sentenced to imprisonment for life, sou…
2022 YLRN 136 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
MEER HAZAR KHAN CHANDIO VS PROVINCE OF SINDH Ss. 23 & 6---application for transfer of case from anti-Terrorism Court to the ordinary court was dismissed---Validity---Complainant lodged FIR alleging that a group of assailants including the a…
2022 YLRN 137 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
TARIQ ALI JATOI VS State S. 6---"Terrorism"---Scope---Court in order to determine as to whether the offence would fall within the ambit of S.6 of Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997, has to glance over the allegations made in the FIR, material collect…
2022 YLRN 137 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
TARIQ ALI JATOI VS State Ss. 23 & 6---Penal Code (XLV of 1860), Ss. 302, 114, 34, 338-B & 337-H(2)---Qatl-i-amd, abettor present when offence is committed, common intention, isqat-i-janin, hurt by rash or negligent act---"Terrorism"---Power…
2022 YLRN 137 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
TARIQ ALI JATOI VS State S. 6---"Terrorism"--- Scope--- Venue of the commission of a crime, the time of occurrence, the motive which had led to the commission of a crime and the fact whether the said crime had or had not been witnessed by t…
2022 YLRN 138 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ALI SHER VS State S. 489-F---Dishonestly issuing a cheque--- Fulfilment of obligation---Scope---Mere issuance of the cheque, which was subsequently dishonoured, did not constitute an offence, unless it was established that the same was issu…
2022 YLRN 138 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ALI SHER VS State S. 489-F---Dishonestly issuing a cheque---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Allegation against the accused was that he issued cheque amounting to Rs.1,23,000/- to the complainant, which on presentation was retu…
2022 YLRN 138 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ALI SHER VS State S. 489-F---Dishonestly issuing a cheque---Appreciation of evidence---Benefit of doubt---Delay of about eight months in lodging the FIR---Effect---Allegation against the accused was that he issued cheque amounting to Rs.1,2…
2022 YLRN 138 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ALI SHER VS State Benefit of doubt---Principle---If a slightest doubt is created in the case of prosecution then its benefit must be extended in favour of the accused.
2022 YLRN 139 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ISRAR AHMED VS State S. 561-a---Inherent powers of High Court---application for review---Scope---Petitioner sought review of an order passed in revision petition on the ground that some documents going to the roots of the case were not disc…
2022 YLRN 139 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
ISRAR AHMED VS State S. 561-a---Inherent powers of High Court---Review---Scope---Legislature has equipped High Court with ample inherent power under S.561-a, Cr.P.C. but the same cannot bypass the general rule that after disposal of a crimi…
2022 YLRN 140 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
GUL HASSAN VS State S. 9(c)---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), Ss. 221, 222 & 225---Possession of 2000 grams of heroin powder---Appreciation of evidence---Error in framing charge---Effect---Scope---Accused was found transporting two sho…
2022 YLRN 141 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Mst. FAUZIA VS State Investigation--- Complainant, acting as Investigating Officer---Scope---No legal bar exists for the complainant also being the investigating officer of the case.
2022 YLRN 141 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Mst. FAUZIA VS State Witness--- Police witness--- Scope---Evidence of police witness is as reliable as any other witness provided no enmity exists between him and the accused.
2022 YLRN 141 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Mst. FAUZIA VS State Contradictions---Scope---Minor contra-dictions which do not affect the materiality of the evidence can be ignored.
2022 YLRN 141 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Mst. FAUZIA VS State S.9(c)---Possession of narcotics---Appreciation of evidence--- Police witnesses---Safe custody---Complainant, acting as Investigating Officer---Previous convict---Scope---Accused, who had a past history of being a drug…
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