Section 9 (c) of the Constitution of Pakistan (1973), Article 185 (3) of section 9 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act 1997, were not attracted in this case which sentenced the minimum life sentence to life imprisonment. ? Section 9 of the said Act has exceeded 10 kilograms of narcotics, stating clearly that in appropriate circumstances the death sentence or life imprisonment or imprisonment for a term of up to fourteen years is legally punished. Where drug intake is present. In the present case, one kilogram of trial court properly used its discretion in sentencing for life imprisonment for the recovery of nine kilograms of heroin. Not guilty of law or facts, the leave to appeal is denied to the accused in the circumstances
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