Full Bench of the Hon’ble Court comprising of Hon. Mr. Justice Muhammad Noor Meskanzai Chief Justice, Hon. Mr. Justice Dr. Syed Muhammad Anwar and Hon. Mr. Justice Khadim Hussain M. Shaikh, in exercise of power under Article 203-DD of the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan announced its judgment in Criminal Appeal and Criminal Revision filed by Mujeeb ur Rehman and others versus the State against the judgment passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge/IZQ, District Dir Lower at Chakdara on 06.01.2021. The trail Court convicted all the appellants and awarded death penalty to Mujeeb-ur-Rehman and Haqdar Ali, and sentenced appellants Noor-ul-Haq, Yousaf Khan and Anwar Ali to suffer life imprisonment. All the appellants were also directed to pay an amount of Rs.300,000/- (three lac) each as compensation. The appellants were accused for a heinous crime of Harabah/murder under various sections of the PPC and section 17(4) of Offences Against Property (Enforcement of Hudood) Ordinance, 1979 one Jamiullah alias Khaperay occurred at Shahi Timergara Chakdara road near police post of Osaki when the deceased was coming from Peshawar to Timargarah. The trial Court also made reference for confirmation of the death penalty of two appellants. One complainant named Alamgir filed Criminal Revision Application for enhancement of the sentence by converting the sentence of life imprisonment awarded to appellants Noor-ul-Haq, Yousaf Khan and Anwar Ali into death sentence. Full Bench of Federal Shariat Court after thorough examination of record and hearing all the parties and their Counsels announced its judgment and dismissed Criminal Appeal and Criminal Revision Application for being devoid of merit having no substance in it. The Criminal Murder Reference seeking confirmation of death sentence of two appellants namely Mujeeb-ur-Rehman and Haqdar Ali was answered in affirmative.
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