Justice served: SHC maintains death, life imprisonment sentences of six
Appeals of three convicts, sentenced for plotting carnage in Rabiul Awal 2010, dismissed.
The bench upheld a death sentence awarded to Muhammad Arshad, who had killed his minor son and young wife over suspicions. PHOTO: EXPRESS/FILE
KARACHI:
The Sindh High Court (SHC) maintained on Thursday the sentences of three Lashkar-e-Jhangvi members awarded by the Anti-Terrorism Court for plotting to carry out the carnage on Rabiul Awal 12, in 2010.
The anti-terrorism appellate bench, headed by Justice Sajjad Ali Shah, dismissed the appeals filed by convicts - Abdul Baqi, Yousuf Chandio and Muhammad Ismail Chandio — against conviction and sentences under the Anti-Terrorism Act and the Explosives Act.
Karachi police had busted the gang in February 2010, claiming that the three suspects were planning to carry out a major terrorist activity.
The trial court had convicted them for plotting carnage and for possession of illicit arms and explosives, awarding them 20-year prison sentences each. They were also ordered to pay a Rs50,000 fine or undergo additional imprisonment for default. SHC’s ATC appellate bench announced its verdict on Thursday, dismissing the appeals of the three men, noting that the trial court had rightly convicted the appellants.
Murderer’s appeal dismissed
The same bench upheld a death sentence awarded to Muhammad Arshad, who had killed his minor son and young wife over suspicions after their re-union, a few weeks after their divorce.
Sukkun police had arrested Arshad, alleging he had killed six-month-old son and 20-year-old Bushra, weeks after they reunited as his neighbours spoke against their matrimonial relationship. The trial court had handed down death sentence to him. SHC appellate bench observed the convict was rightly convicted.
Kidnappers
The bench also upheld life imprisonment sentences awarded to five kidnappers. The ATC had convicted Mohammad Rasool, Gul Munir, Tariq, Mohammad Waseem and Mohammad Afzal alias Ustad, to life imprisonment after finding them guilty of kidnapping Lester Lobo and his driver for ransom in March 2008, from the limits of Gizri police station.
The victims were released, but the police had later apprehended the culprits. ATC held all the accused equally responsible for the commissioning of the offence and observed that the prosecution had proved its case beyond a shadow of a doubt.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 7th, 2014.
The Sindh High Court (SHC) maintained on Thursday the sentences of three Lashkar-e-Jhangvi members awarded by the Anti-Terrorism Court for plotting to carry out the carnage on Rabiul Awal 12, in 2010.
The anti-terrorism appellate bench, headed by Justice Sajjad Ali Shah, dismissed the appeals filed by convicts - Abdul Baqi, Yousuf Chandio and Muhammad Ismail Chandio — against conviction and sentences under the Anti-Terrorism Act and the Explosives Act.
Karachi police had busted the gang in February 2010, claiming that the three suspects were planning to carry out a major terrorist activity.
The trial court had convicted them for plotting carnage and for possession of illicit arms and explosives, awarding them 20-year prison sentences each. They were also ordered to pay a Rs50,000 fine or undergo additional imprisonment for default. SHC’s ATC appellate bench announced its verdict on Thursday, dismissing the appeals of the three men, noting that the trial court had rightly convicted the appellants.
Murderer’s appeal dismissed
The same bench upheld a death sentence awarded to Muhammad Arshad, who had killed his minor son and young wife over suspicions after their re-union, a few weeks after their divorce.
Sukkun police had arrested Arshad, alleging he had killed six-month-old son and 20-year-old Bushra, weeks after they reunited as his neighbours spoke against their matrimonial relationship. The trial court had handed down death sentence to him. SHC appellate bench observed the convict was rightly convicted.
Kidnappers
The bench also upheld life imprisonment sentences awarded to five kidnappers. The ATC had convicted Mohammad Rasool, Gul Munir, Tariq, Mohammad Waseem and Mohammad Afzal alias Ustad, to life imprisonment after finding them guilty of kidnapping Lester Lobo and his driver for ransom in March 2008, from the limits of Gizri police station.
The victims were released, but the police had later apprehended the culprits. ATC held all the accused equally responsible for the commissioning of the offence and observed that the prosecution had proved its case beyond a shadow of a doubt.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 7th, 2014.