Robbery case: Man sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment

KARACHI:

A district and sessions judge convicted a man of robbery and sentenced him to seven years imprisonment with a fine of Rs10,000 on Wednesday.

The additional district and session judge II, Malir, Munawwar Sultana, sentenced Zarshad Noor Mohammad after recording evidence and hearing arguments from both sides. Zarshad had shot and injured Nasir Mahmood, a guard of the Airport Security Force (ASF), when the latter put up a fight during a robbery near the airport.

A case (88/10) under Section 397 (robbery with attempt to cause death or grievous harm) of the Pakistan Penal Code was registered at the Airport police station.

The deputy district public prosecutor, Jamal Nasir, produced seven witnesses and successfully established the case against Zarshad. The robber was convicted under Section 265-H (2) of the Criminal Procedure Code for the offence.

However, the judge allowed the period of detention to be deducted from the seven-year imprisonment. The accused was remanded back to prison to serve out the sentence.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 7^th, 2012.