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| 2025 SLG 5331 2025 SLD 5331 = 2025 SHC 2665 |
Criminal Acquittal Appeal No.322 of 2020
MUHAMMAD HASAN (AKBER), J.
Appellant: Sindh Building Control Authority through Ms. Afsheen Aman, Advocate
Respondents: Muhammad Ramzan, Muhammad Shaukat and Abid Aziz Ashrafi (
Respondents 1 to 3), through Mr. Abdul Haleem Jamali, Advocate Ms. Rubina Qadir, D.P.G. for the State/
Respondent Date of hearing: 19.09.2025 Date of Judgment: 03.10.2025
SBCA THROUGH ENGINEER KHALID PERVAIZ V/S MUHAMMAD RAMZAN & OTHERS Sindh High Court, Karachi
Law: Sindh Building Control Ordinance, 1979
Section: 19
Summary:
This is a criminal acquittal appeal filed by Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) against the acquittal of respondents 1–3 in a private complaint for unauthorized construction under Section 19 Sindh Building Control Ordinance 1979 (SBCO). The trial Court acquitted the respondents because the prosecution failed to provide proper evidence, relied on hearsay, and did not implicate the actual builders. The appellate court upheld the acquittal, citing the principle of double presumption of innocence and emphasizing that interference in acquittal appeals is rare unless the judgment is perverse or erroneous. The appeal was dismissed.
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