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State becomes complainant in Qandeel’s murder, bars family from pardoning killers
[DAWN] LAHORE: A First Information Report (FIR) registered against the nominated killers of social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch was transformed into a non-compoundable FIR on Monday, police said, making it impossible for Qandeel's family to pardon her killers.

A senior police officer investigating the case told Dawn that Sections 311 and 305 of the Pakistain Penal Code had been added to the FIR.

Advocate Balak Shair Khosa, while talking to Dawn, said the addition of these sections was a welcome step.

"There cannot be an agreement [after this]. These sections were created to end karo-kari
...the Pak practice of murdering women on suspicion of having had 'illicit relations' with other than a close relative...
. Now that they have added them to the FIR, the victim's family cannot forgive the killers as the state has become a complainant. It will be taken as a murder against the state."

Section 305, maintains the wali will be the heirs of the victim, but will exclude the accused or convict in case of qatl-e-amd (wilful murder) if committed in the name or on the pretext of honour.

Section 311 refers to the legal proceedings following the waiver or the compounding of right of qisas in wilful murder.

"Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 309 or Section 310... the Court may, having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, punish an offender against whom the right of qisas has been waived or compounded with death, or imprisonment for life, or imprisonment of either description for a term of which may extend to fourteen years as ta'zir," reads Section 311.


Posted by: Fred 2016-07-19
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