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Petitioner: ZUBAIDA BEGUM VS Respondent: MUHAMMAD TARIQ alias BILLU and others
Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Qazi Muhammad Farooq, Tanvir Ahmed Khan Title: ZUBAIDA BEGUM vs MUHAMMAD TARIQ alias BILLU and others Case No.:Criminal Petition No,340-L of 2001 Criminal Appeals Nos.57 and 340 of 1995
and Murder Reference No,125 of 1995 Date of Judgment:2002-02-12 Reported As: 2002 SCMR 1397 Result: Petition Dismissed Judgment ORDER QAZI MUHAMMAD FAROOQ, J.---The respondent was convicted under section 302(b), P.P.C., for the murder of one Amjad Parvez and was sentenced to death by Ta'zir by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Gujranwala, vide judgment dated 162-1995. The appeal preferred by him was, however, partly accepted on 30-4-2001 by a learned Division Bench of the Lahore High. Court and the sentence of death was altered to imprisonment for life for the reason that "the incident took place as a result of impulsive action in the heat of passion upon a sudden quarrel". 2. After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner and going through the record we are satisfied that lesser sentence was awarded on correct premises. The petition is, therefore, dismissed and leave declined.