Shahrukh Jatoi outside the court premises. PHOTO: ATHAR KHAN/EXPRESS
KARACHI:
Shahrukh Jatoi, who has been awarded a death sentence for killing 20-year-old Shahzeb Khan, has decided to appeal against his conviction by the anti-terrorism court.
His lawyers told The Express Tribune on Monday that his client will exercise his right to challenge the anti-terrorism court’s verdict, which also gave the same sentence to Shahrukh’s friend, Nawab Siraj Talpur.
His brother, Nawab Sajjad Talpur was given life imprisonment. The Talpur brothers are also appealing their conviction at the Sindh High Court. Advocate Mehmood Qureshi filed an appeal on their behalf on Monday.
Qureshi argued that the prosecution’s story is based on dishonesty and mala fide, as it was based on ‘second’ version given by the complainant, DSP Aurangzeb Khan, who is also the victim’s father. As a defence lawyer for the Talpurs, Qureshi had relied on as many as 30 judgments rendered by the superior courts to support the claim that his clients did not play any role that could result in the alleged murder, he said, adding that the trial court did not bring those reported judgments on record.
The trial court had also overruled the objection against the addition of a second version in the FIR by the complainant, he added. “The trial court had not considered the evidence available on record as well as statements of the witnesses of the defence,” he said. “The case totally relies on the prosecution’s version, which is full of flaws and contradictions.”
Published in The Express Tribune, June 11th, 2013.
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@Jaleel
Do you even have a conscience?
Shahrukh did not kill anyone. It has been publicly stated to the media who did do it. He is a young boy who is still attending school, and DSP has ruined his life. DSP knows that Shahrukh did not do this, yet he will still push for it to be so.
Shahrukh has decided to appeal the verdict because he is not the one who did it. as previously said, it has been publicly stated who did it, so why should he accept death for something he didnt do?
Also, Shahrukh was not friends with the talpurs so that might need to be fixed?
If this animal doesn't get punish, I bet hundred Shahrukhs will take birth on this land.
If this animal doesn't get punish, I bet hundred Shahrukhs will be born on this land.
Speedy justice demands that SHC and SC hear appeals, the President confirms sentence and the convicts are hung ASAP. Certainly within three months.
what a shame...I already see him walking free in 12 months time...and I see him killing other innocents in 15 months time, with no case or news against him and his accomplices then as they would have become more hardened...shame.
The judgement will be quashed in about two years time. They will walk free. Thats how the system works. Get it?
I am very suspicious of this verdict. Have intentional loopholes been left? Can Qisas and Diyat still be sneakily imposed?
I think their right to appeal should be turned down only for the reasdon that they have showed no remorse and a crass attitude to the fact they killed another human in cold blood. . Is this the message we want to give to all young boys with easily accessable weapons and a grudge???
The BRAVE guy should embrace death now..... why appealing??
I hope you die Shahrukh Jatoi. You laugh kills millions of innocent people like me. I will never forgive you.
but i thought you won. isnt that what you were shouting while exiting the court?