Conviction Court: dismisses cops’ appeal against death sentence
The bench observed that the death penalty awarded by ATC requires no interference by the high court.
The bench dismissed their appeals observing that the prosecution had successfully proven that they were guilty. PHOTO: FILE
KARACHI:
The Sindh High Court dismissed the appeals filed by two policemen against a death sentence awarded by the anti-terrorism court (ATC).
The defendants, Kamran and Farham Ahmed Hashmi, were convicted for the murder of a police constable, Muhammad Ashraf.
ATC-I Karachi tried the two men in cases registered under sections 302 and 34 of the Pakistan Panel Code read with Section 7 (a) of the Anti-Terrorist Act 1997. On April 29, 2012, the judge had convicted them and sentenced to be hanged by their necks until they are dead.
The trial court had also imposed a fine of Rs100,000, of which Rs50,000 was to be paid to the legal heirs of the deceased policeman. Later, the convicted policemen challenged their conviction in the high court, pleading the judges set aside their sentence.
The appellate bench, headed by Justice Sajjad Ali Shah, dismissed their appeals, observing that the prosecution had successfully proved that they were guilty.
The bench observed that the death penalty awarded by ATC requires no interference by the high court, as it has been proved that the appellants conspired to murder Ashraf.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 24th, 2013.
The Sindh High Court dismissed the appeals filed by two policemen against a death sentence awarded by the anti-terrorism court (ATC).
The defendants, Kamran and Farham Ahmed Hashmi, were convicted for the murder of a police constable, Muhammad Ashraf.
ATC-I Karachi tried the two men in cases registered under sections 302 and 34 of the Pakistan Panel Code read with Section 7 (a) of the Anti-Terrorist Act 1997. On April 29, 2012, the judge had convicted them and sentenced to be hanged by their necks until they are dead.
The trial court had also imposed a fine of Rs100,000, of which Rs50,000 was to be paid to the legal heirs of the deceased policeman. Later, the convicted policemen challenged their conviction in the high court, pleading the judges set aside their sentence.
The appellate bench, headed by Justice Sajjad Ali Shah, dismissed their appeals, observing that the prosecution had successfully proved that they were guilty.
The bench observed that the death penalty awarded by ATC requires no interference by the high court, as it has been proved that the appellants conspired to murder Ashraf.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 24th, 2013.