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Penal Code (XLV of 1860) S. 302/34 t Constitution of Pakistan (1973), Art. 185(3) Sentence Death sentence altered to imprisonment for life by High Court on the ground that possibility that convicts obeying their father had committed the crime, could not be ruled out Judgment of High Court being based on sound legal reasons did not call for interference Leave to appeal was refused. JUDGMENT ABDUL QADEER CHAUDHRY, J. The petitioner seeks leave to appeal against the judgment of the High Court dated 28 2 1993, whereby the sentence of death passed by the trial Court was reduced to life imprisonment. Respondents Nos. 1 to 3 convicted by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Okara, under section 302/34, P.P.C. and sentenced to death with fine. They were also convicted under section 201/34, P.P.C. and sentenced to 3 years' R.I. with fine. The High Court by impugned judgment maintained the conviction, but reduced the sentence under section 302/34, P.P.C. to life imprisonment. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the circumstances of the case do not warrant the imposition of lesser sentence to the private respondents. There was no mittigating circumstance for reducing the sentence. The reasons which weighed with the High…

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