KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Tuesday upheld the life term of an appellant in a drug peddling case.

A sessions/model court had sentenced Niaz Mohammad to life in prison in December last year for trafficking 20 kilogrammes of hashish in February 2020 in Machhar Colony.

The convict impugned the conviction order before the SHC and after hearing both sides and examining the record and proceedings of the case, a two-judge bench headed by Justice Mohammad Karim Khan Agha dismissed the appeal and maintained the verdict of the trial court.

The bench in its judgement observed that the prosecution had established its case beyond a reasonable doubt against the appellant.

The arrest and recovery was made on the spot as the appellant was caught red-handed with narcotics and the testimonies of witnesses have fully corroborated each other’s on all material points, it added.

Published in Dawn, October 26th, 2022