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Federal Supreme Court - Criminal Appeal No. 481 of 2024 on Financial Restrictions for Narcotics Offenses

Status

In force

Issuing Authority

Federal Supreme Court

Effective date

XX.XX.XXXX

Official Link

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Session on Tuesday, September 24, 2024, 

Headed by Judge Ahmed Abdullah Al-Mulla, ‘Head of the Department’,

With the membership of Judges Khalid Mustafa Hassan and Islam Abdul Hadi Al-Deeb

 

(1-4) Narcotic and Psychotropic Substances ‘Penalties, Measures and Precautionary Measures: Consequential and supplementary penalties: Prohibition from transferring or depositing funds for third parties, either directly or through an intermediary’ ’Special provisions for users of narcotic  or psychotropic substances: Failure of a narcotic or psychotropic substance abuser committed to treatment to comply with the treatment plan.’ ‘Trial Court: Power to Disregard Exculpatory Evidence’.

 

1. A court’s refusal to consider documents presented to challenge the prosecution’s evidence is not a legal flaw.

 

2. The judgement of conviction relies on corroborating evidence that it cites and implies a response to the exculpatory evidence is correct. 
Explicitly responding to the exculpatory evidence presented is not required. Solution. Raised before the Supreme Court. A substantive dispute about the tri...