Awarding sentence of death
Awarding sentence of death legal meaning, translation and judicial precedents.
Meaning & Judicial Interpretation: (اردو مفہوم اور قانونی تشریح)
Accused had committed a cold-blooded murder of an innocent, armless, helpless and defenceless person by causing several serious injuries on vital parts of his body, at odd hours of night, by depriving the deceased of the facility of medical aid and treatment
Act on the part of accused was premeditated, intentional, callous
Accused, in circumstances, did not deserve any leniency
No extenuating or mitigating circumstance was present to justify the commutation of the sentence
Trial Court, in circumstances, had rightly passed the normal sentence of death to accused, which required to be confirmed
In case, the court was satisfied that the person was guilty of commission of murder, and there was no mitigating circumstance, in such eventuality, the court was bound to pass the normal sentence.
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Precedents & Case Laws citing "Awarding sentence of death"
2000SCMR1331
SHAHSAWAR and 2 others — Petitioners Versus THE STATE — Respondent
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan2010 S C M R 1741
NAZIR AHMED alias JEERA — Petitioner Versus THE STATE — Respondent
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan1986 S C M R 2022
MUHAMMAD AMIN — Petitioner Versus THE STATE — Respondent
Court: High Court2011 S C M R 1171
SALEEMUDDIN and others — Appellants Versus THE STATE — Respondent
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan2003 P Cr
ATIF ZAMAN‑‑‑Appellant Versus THE STATE and another‑‑‑Respondents
Court: Peshawar2003 SCMR 1067
RIAZ AHMAD — Applicant Versus THE STATE — Respondent
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan2018 P Cr
QADIR BUX LASHARI — Applicant Versus The STATE — Respondent
Court: Sindh (Larkana Bench)1978 S C M R 45
ABDUR RASHID AND ANOTHER-Petitioners Versus THE STATE -Respondent
Court: -- Ss. 302/149, 324/149, 323/149 & 148-Murder-case -Sentence Accused appellant R armed with a spear but no spear blow found on any one of two deceased-F. I. R. showing accused R having given blow with his spear only to a prosecution witness and not to any deceased-Accused R in circumstances, held, could be held responsible for murders only on basis of constructive, liability and sentence of transportation for life proper sentence-Accused J armed with gandasa but no gandasa injury found on person of deceased M-Accused J in circumstances, held, could he held responsible for murder of M only on basis of constructive liability and liable for a sentence of transportation for life-Accused J, however, striking deceased R with gandasa and gandaia injury on R's head proved by doctor, accused J having struck R with a formidable weapon on head, held, intended to cause death and rightly awarded sentence of death. Sentence.1984 S C M R 1229
MUHAMMAD ASHFAQ Petitioner Versus THE STATE — Respondent
Court: ---Art. 185(3)-- Penal Code (XLV of 1860), S.302-- Murder--Sentence- Leave to appeal--Granted to consider whether, in view of young age (161 years), at time of incident, accused-petitioner was not entitled to lesser sentence. Sentence--Age.P L D 2007 Supreme Court 111
IFTIKHAR-UL-HASSAN — Appellant Versus ISRAR BASHIR and another — Respondents
Court: High Court