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| 2025 SLG 1718 2025 SLD 1718 |
Criminal Appeal No.299 of 2024
Muhammad Asif Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar
Date of hearing Appellant represented by: The State represented by: The complainant represented by: 12.02.2025 Maulana Muhammad Wajeeh Ullah Khan, Advocate. Mr. Adnan Ali, DDPP for the State with Abdul S.I and Nabi Ullah S.I.
Abdullah.
VERSUS
. The State, etc.
Law:
Section:
Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar, J.: This judgment shall dispose of above captioned criminal appeal filed by appellant Abdullah son of Sher Ahmed Khan against his conviction and sentence awarded to him vide judgment dated 30.07.2024, rendered by the learned Special Judge, ATC, Islamabad upon the culmination of trial of case FIR No.02 dated 25.02.2024, registered for the offences under sections 4 & 5 of Explosive Substances Act,
1908 (hereinafter referred to be “ESA, 1908) read with Section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997 (hereinafter to be ATA, 1997) with the Police Station CTD, Islamabad. Through the impugned judgment, the appellant was convicted and sentenced under section 5 of ESA, 1908 as under:-
“5 Years Rigorous Imprisonment with fine of Rs.50,000/-. In case of non-payment of fine, to further undergo for a period of 06-months SI. The whole property of the appellant was forfeited to the Government as provided under section 5 (a) of ESA, 1908. The sentence awarded to the appellant was ordered to run concurrently. He was also extended benefit of section 382-B of Cr.P.C.