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Petitioner: GHULAM SARWAR VS Respondent: MUHAMMAD AKRAM alias AKKU and another
Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Abdul Shakurul Salam, Muhammad Afzal Lone Title: GHULAM SARWAR vs MUHAMMAD AKRAM alias AKKU and another Case No.:Criminal Petitions for Leave to Appeal Nos. 117-L and 139-L of 1992 Cr.
JUDGMENT
Reported As: 1994 SCMR 77 Result: Leave refused Judgment JUDGMENT ' ABDUL SHAKURUL SALAM, J.---Respondent stands convicted under section 302, P.P.C. For the murder of his father-in-law and sentenced to imprisonment for life and fine etc. Vide order of the learned Division Bench of the Lahore High Court vide order dated 9-3-1992. 2. The first petition (Cr.P. No, 117/L/1992) is by the complainant for enhancement of sentence and the second (Cr.P. No, 139/L of 1992) by the convict against his conviction. 3. Learned counsel for the complainant has submitted that the learne. High Court erred in reducing the sentence from death to life imprisonment. 4. Contention of the learned counsel for the convict respondent is that he had gone to fetch his wife and son and was slapped by this father-in-law. The occurrence had come about by chance. 5. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and perusing the order of the High Court wherein it took notice of the respondent being humiliated we do not think that the alternate sentence awarded to the respondent by the learned High Court calls for interference by this Court. The petition is, therefore, dismissed. 6.. In view of the above, learned counsel for the convict does not press the petition. ' Both the petitions stand dismissed.
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