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| 2014 SLG 2252 2014 SLD 2252 2014 PCRLJ 1663 |
Lahore High Court
Criminal Appeal No. 1825 of 2010, heard on 1st April, 2014
MUHAMMAD ANWAARUL HAQ AND SYED SHAHBAZ ALI RIZVI, JJ
Syed Faizan Rasool for Appellant. Tariq Saleem Sheikh, Special Prosecutor, A.N.F. for the State
Criminal Appeal No. 1825 of 2010, heard on 1st April, 2014
MUHAMMAD ANWAARUL HAQ AND SYED SHAHBAZ ALI RIZVI, JJ
Syed Faizan Rasool for Appellant. Tariq Saleem Sheikh, Special Prosecutor, A.N.F. for the State
RAZIA SULTANA
VS
The STATE
Law:
Section:
Control of Narcotic Substances Act (XXV of 1997)-------Ss. 9(c) & 15---Possessing and trafficking narcotics and aiding, abetment or association in narcotic offences---Appreciation of evidence---Police constable and S.H.O., who were produced to prove the factum of recovery of huge quantity of narcotics, firmly supported the prosecution story, and they remained unshattered during cross-examination---Defence failed to create any doubt, beneficial to it in any manner---Assistant Sub-Inspector, also strengthened the prosecution case by supporting the fact of safe custody of sample parcels in the Malkhana, as well as safe transaction of the same to the office of Chemical Examiner in an intact condition; which stood further corroborated by the contents of report of Chemical Examiner---Defence could not get any benefit, because prosecution witnesses corroborated each other on every material point connecting accused with the commission of offence, without any doubt---Recovery from the house of accused was effected, on her own pointation, who herself led the raiding party there---No plausible reason for planting such a huge quantity of narcotics against accused by the complainant had been given by the defence---Impugned passed by the Trial Court, was upheld, in circumstances. JUDGMENT SYED SHAHBAZ ALI RIZVI, J.---This Criminal Appeal has been preferred by the appellant Razia Sultana, who was tried by the learned Special Court, CNS, Lahore in case F.I.R. No.14/2006 dated 22-2-2006 registered under sections 9(c) and 15 of Control of Narcotic Substances Act, 1997, Police Station Anti-Narcotic Force, Lahore with the allegation of recovery of 10 kilogram charas from her person and she also led to the recovery of 26.750 kg charas, 8.200 kg garda charas and 1.200 kg opium from residential room of her house situated in street No.02, Atta Colony, Octroi Post No.07, Okara city. 2. Formal charge was framed against the accused to which she pleaded not guilty and claimed to be tried. The prosecution produced as many as four witnesses to establish the charge. Ghulam Abbas, SI appeared as P.W.1 who had drafted formal F.I.R. (Exh.PA/1) on the basis of complaint (Exh.PA). Ranaβ¦
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