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ATC told to verify 'genuineness' of compromise in Shahzeb murder case
[DAWN] Shahrukh Jatoi and three others convicted of killing young Shahzeb Khan must wait for at least a month to learn if they could be acquitted after being pardoned by the victim's family, as the Sindh High Court directed the trial court on Tuesday to verify the genuineness of a "compromise" reached between the two parties within three months.A two-judge bench headed by Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar was seized with the appeals of Shahrukh Jatoi, his friend Nawab Siraj Ali Talpur and two others against their conviction by an anti-terrorism court in the Shahzeb murder case. While their appeals were still pending disposal, the parents and two sisters of the victim had approached the SHC to seek their acquittal after pardoning them "in the name of Allah". The four appellants also filed applications along with a proforma for effecting a compromise, which was duly signed by them and the victim's legal heirs. Earlier on Monday, the court heard the applications and questioned as to whether the compromise might be effected in the convictions handed down by an ATC. Posted by: Fred 2014-07-02 |
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