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Special Anti-Terrorism Appeal No. 118 of 2017 Special Anti-Terrorism Appeal No. 120 of 2017 Confirmation Case No. 05 of 2017
Present: Mr. Justice Naimatullah Phulpoto Mr. Justice Muhammad Karim Khan Agha
Appellants: Muhammad Bilal s/o Hazoor Bux Mst. Reema w/o Muhammad Bilal (Through Mr. Abdul Razzak, Advocate) Muhammad Waqar s/o Abdul Qadeer (Through Syed Lal Hussain Shah, Advocate)
Respondent: The State (Through Mr. Muhammad Iqbal Awan, Deputy Prosecutor General Sindh) Dates of Hearing: 29.10.2018 and 06.11.2018 Date of Announcement: 13.11.2018
MUHAMMAD WAQAR S/O ABDUL QADEER V/S THE STATE Sindh High Court,
Law: Pakistan Penal Code (PPC),1860
Section: 365-A, 302/34
Law: Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997
Section: 7(a) & (e)
Law: Criminal Procedure Code, 1898
Section: 374
IN THE HIGH COURT OF SINDH AT KARACHI
JUDGMENT
Appellants Muhammad Bilal, Reema, and Muhammad Waqar have preferred these appeals against the impugned judgment dated 29.04.2017 passed by the learned Special Judge, Anti-Terrorism Court No. II, Karachi, in Special Case No. B-322/2013, FIR No. 212/2013, under Sections 365-A, 302/34 PPC, read with Section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997, registered at Police Station Azizabad, Karachi, whereby the appellants were convicted and sentenced as under:
(i)
Accused Muhammad Bilal s/o Hazoor Bux and Reema w/o Muhammad Bilal, being in league with each other and having common intention, kidnapped deceased Neha for ransom and thereafter murdered her.
They were awarded death penalty under Section 7(a) & (e) of ATA 1997, read with Sections 365-A/302/34 PPC of PS Azizabad.
The sentence of death shall not be executed unless confirmed by the Honourable High Court of Sindh under Section 374 Cr.P.C.
(ii)
Accused Muhammad Waqar, being in league with Bilal and Reema, was sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for life under Section 7(e) of ATA 1997, with the benefit of Section 382-B Cr.P.C.
2.
The prosecution case states that complainant Riyasatullah lodged FIR No. 212/2013 on 24.09.2013 at about 1615 hours, alleging that his daughter Neha, aged 14 years, a student of Class 4 at Rose Season Grammar School, Muhammadi Colony, went to school that morning but did not return home.