Ci

tat
ion.I
mranAl
ivTheSt
ate(
Jai
lPet
it
ionNo.298of2018)
[
Zai
nabMur
dercase]
1.Dateofheari
ng:12-6-
2018
2.Courtname-SupremeCourtofPaki
stan.
3.Benchofjudges.

1. Mr
.Just
iceAsi
fSaeedKhanKhosa

2.Mr
.Just
iceMansourAhmadMal
i
k

3.Mr
.Just
iceSy
edMansoorAl
iShah

4.Part
iesofthesui t.
1.Appel l
ant–Imr anAli
2.Vi ct
im –ZainabAmi nAnsari
3.Respondent–st ate
5.Represent
ativ
es/ pleader
1.Forthepeti
ti
oner: Ms.SarwatNawaz,
ASC

2.Fort
hecompl
ainant
:Inper
son.

3.Fort
heSt
ate:
Mr.MazharSherAwan,
Addi
ti
onal
Prosecut
orGener
al,
Punj
ab

6.Fact
soft
hecase.

1.Thepet
it
ionerwasconvi
ctedonthechar
geofdest
royev
idenceandabduct
ion,
Rape
andmurderofaMinorgi
rlZai
nabAmin,7/8y
earsol
dbyATC.

2.Allevi
dencear eagainstthepet
it
ioner,i
ncl
udesthePol
i
ceinvest
igat
ion,
JITr
epor
t
,Polygraphi
ctest,DNAt est,
Medicalrepor
tsand56wit
nessoutofwhich32are
cross-examined.

3.Pet
it
ionerconf
essedhi
scr
ime.

4.Hi
sappeal
inHi
ghcour
tonhi
sconv
ict
ionwasdi
smi
ssed.

5.Appeal
forpubl
i
changedofpet
it
ioneral
sonotent
ert
ains.

6.Pet
ionerappeal
inSupr
emeCour
tforl
eni
encyonhi
sconv
ict
ion.

7.Factofi
ssue.

 Doespet
ionerdeser
vel
eni
encyonhi
sconv
ict
ion.
 8. Ar
gumentbypl
eaderofbot
hsi
des.

Fr
om pr
cat
ionersi
de Fr
om st
atesi
de

Ms.Sar
watNawaz,
ASC Mr
.MazharSherAwan,

onaccountofPRact i
onerdemandleninancy Pr
acti
onernotdeser
veanyl
eni
encybecause
onhisconv
ict
ionbecauseprcact
ionersave hi
sconvi
cti
onisbasedon
cour
tti
mebyconf essi
onofhiscri
me
1.Hisownconfessi
onandagai
nherein
paragr
aph10ofMemondurm ofappealhe
acknowledgeshi
scri
me.

2.Besideofconfessi
ontheotherevidence
i
ncludesCCTVf ootage;
medicalevidence,
DNAr eportet
c.proofhi
scri
mewi thoutany
doubt.

3.Hedemandleniencyunderpar
agraph4of
Memondurm ofappealbutnotobj
ectthemeri
t
ofpr
osecut
iononwhi chconvi
cti
onisgrant
ed
tohi
m.

9.Hel
d.

 TheSupremeCour
tdi
smisseshi
sappealanduphel
dtheconv
ict
ionofATC
whichar
ementi
onedonpageno85ofATCj udgment.

 Thepuni
shmentawar
dtopr
act
ionerwas.

1.Fourti
mesdeathpenal
ty–u/
s7[
a]ofATA1997–f
ort
err
or,
mur
der
,
abduct
ionandRape.

2.Li
feimpr
isonmentpl
us7y
earaddi
ti
onal
impr
isonment–u/
s377and201
ofPPC

3.3.
1mi
l
li
onf
ine–u/
s364,
376,
377and201ofPPC

4.1mi
l
li
onf
ine.
u/s302[
b]PPC-
diy
at.

 Undersect
ions364-A,376,377,302(
b)and201,
PPCandsect
ion7(
a)
oftheAnti
-Ter
ror
ism Act,1997)
.
  Reasonofj
udgment
.

 Pr
act
ionerconf
essedhi
scr
ime.

 Al
lev
idenceagai
nsthi
m

 Pr
act
ionerdemandl
eni
encybutnotobj
ectt
hemer
itofpr
osecut
ion.

10–Recommendat
ion.

 Zai
nabmur dercasehasgr eatsigni
fi
canceincr
iminal
hist
oryofPaki
stanbecauseof
i
tsfast estt
ri
al procedure–Tr
ialcomplet
einjust4daysbecauseof7daysaregivent
o
compl etetr
ailu/s19ofATCactandt hecasewasconductinATCbecauseof
separat i
onof‘’terr
or‘’el
ement‘
’

 Andalldepar
tment
sincl
ude,pol
i
ce,JITandfor
ensi
chonest
lyaccompl
i
sht
hei
rdut
yso
theov
er al
lpr
ogr
essofZainabMurdercasewasgood.

 Buttheonl
yLucamai sl
eftinZai
nabMurdercasei
stherej
ectt
heappeal
ofpubl
ic
hangedofConvi
ctedImranAli
,hemustbehangedpubli
cal
lyi
fwewanttogetr
idof
Minorchi
ldRapei
ncidents.

 Gener
all
y‘’
publ
i
changi
ng’
’i
sobj
ect
edont
hegr
oundof

1. Vi
olat
ionofar
t14ofCOP1973becausepubl
i
changi
ngi
sagai
nstt
hedi
gni
tyofman.

2.Thatal
sodamaget
hei
mageofPaki
stanoni
nter
nat
ional
lev
el

 Butmyper sonal
opi
nionisthatsuchhei
nousoffencecanbetackl
eonlyift
he
off
enderhangedpubli
call
ybecausethei
ncreasethenumberofrapecasesof
minorchi
ldrenal
soraptur
eourcountryi
magewecant aket
hisonseri
ousnote.

3.Logi
cfor‘
’publ
ical
lyhanged‘
’ofconv
ictI
mranAl
i.

1.Ont
hebaseofAmarbi
lmar
oofwanahi
‘ani
lmunkarpr
inci
plest
atehaspowert
odot
his.

2.U/
s22ofATCAct1997thati
sthepowerofst
atet
odeci
depl
aceofexecut
ion–sot
hat
pl
acecanbeopenpl
ace/
publi
cplace.

3.u/
a25ofCOP1973thest
atehavepowertomadespeci
alpr
ovi
sionsf
orpr
otect
ionof
minor
sandwomenonpri
nci
pleof‘
’sel
f-
discr
imi
nat
ion‘
’