Criminal Law

Group Members:
Anushay Hasan
Hasan Khan
Mustafa Ali Khan
Saad Ali Khan
Criminal Law 101

• Body of Law related to crimes

• Punishment of offenders
• Proscribes conduct perceived as threatening, harmful, etc
• Most of criminal law established by Statute (enacted by
legislature)
• Includes punishment & rehabilitation
• Emphasis on dispute resolution and victim compensation
Sub Category - Murder

• Defined as unlawful killing

• Act most frequently targeted by criminal law
• Divided into various gradations
(First degree – intent)
(Manslaughter)
(Involuntary manslaughter)
• Punishable under:
Death – known as Qisas
Death or imprisonment for life – known as Tanzir
Imprisonment can extend from any number to 25 years – where Qisas is
not applicable
Murder of Shahzeb Khan
Vs
Shahrukh Jatoi
Introduction to the case

• Victim: Shahzeb Khan

• Date of incident: 25th December 2012
• Perpetrators:
• Main accuse: Shahrukh Jatoi and Siraj Talpur
• Aided by: Sajjad Talpur and Ghulam Murtaza Lashari
• Attack Type: Shooting
• Weapon: Gun
• Motive: Revenge
Event Details

• Event time: Night of 24th December, 2012

• Shahzeb Khan was returning home from his sisters Walima
• Shahzeb’s sister was eye teased by Lashari
• Led to a fight between Shahzeb and the Talapurs accompanied by
their friend Shahrukh Jatoi
• Later, Shahrukh and Siraj traced Shahzeb and gunned him down
Case Details

• Initially, no arrests ever made

• Social media movement “Justice for Shahzeb Khan” began
• Siraj, Sajjad and Lashari were arrested on 7th January,2013
• Shahrukh Jatoi had fled to Dubai
• 15th January 2013, Shahrukh Jatoi was also arrested
• A case was filed against the accused in March 2013
• In June 2013, main accuse Shahrkh Jatoi and Siraj Talpur were
sentenced to death
Case Details

• On 28 November 2017, Shahrukh Jatoi sentence to death was

reverted and an order of retrial for the case was passed by the
Sindh High Court
• On 23rd December 2017, Shahrukh Jatoi and his friends were
released
• According to details, the court ordered the suspects to submit a
surety of Rs. 5Lacs
• While Shahzeb’s father submitted an agreement stating that they
forgave the culprits in the name of Allah
• And did not take an blood money
Case Details

• After the release of Shahrukh Jatoi, the session court has filed a
case under the act of terrorism
• An arrest warrant has been passed by the court against Shahrukh
and his friends
• On 1st February 2018, shahrukh and two accused friends were
taken into custody by Islamabad police from the supreme court
• On 10th February 2018, Shahrukh was shifted to the hospital due to
severe backache.
Case Details

• 13th February 2018, SHC constitutes new bench to hear appeals

• CJP Saqib Nisar took notice of Shahrukh Jatoi’s request for bail
after being shifted to the hospital
• His bail was rejected by top courts
• Shahrukh Jatoi still in Jail.
• No punishment has been announced yet
Javed Iqbal
Vs
The State
Javed iqbal (Serial killer)

• Javed Iqbal Mughal (8 October 1956 – 8 October 2001), was a

Pakistani serial killer who was found guilty of the sexual abuse and
murder of 100 boys.
Javed Iqbal Intro

• Criminal penalty: Death

• No of Victims: 100
• Date apprehended: 30 December 1999
• Conviction(s): Child sex abuse, Murder
• Cause of death: Probable suicide
Case facts

• Despite a manhunt in which dozens of people were detained Iqbal

eluded police for a month
• "I am Javed Iqbal, killer of 100 children,“ - newspaper office
• "I hate this world, I am not ashamed of my action and I am ready
to die. I have no regrets. I killed 100 children.“
• Iqbal said his killings were in revenge for brutal treatment
received at the hands of the police after his arrest in the past
Case facts

• He produced a 32-page diary detailing his sexual abuse and

murder of the victims and including children's photographs
Judge Allah Baksh

• "Javed Iqbal has been found guilty of 100 murders. The sentence is
that he should be strangled 100 times,“
• "His body should be cut into 100 pieces and put in acid, as he did
with his victims.”
• guided by Islamic Sharia law, ordered that the death penalty
should be carried out in a large park in Lahore by the Minar-i-
Pakistan, a national monument.
Lynching of Mughees and
Muneeb Butt
Case Facts

• Mughees and Muneeb Butt were two Pakistani brothers who were
lynched by mob on August 15, 2010 in Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan.

• The lynching was witnessed by a crowd of people including nine

police officials who apparently offered no resistance.

• The brutal killing of two brothers was recorded by some of the

witness, which was later broadcast by the media.
• The two brothers were accused of robbery, dacoity, and murder.
Case Facts

• According to an investigative report by Director General of Anti-

Corruption, Kazim Malik, police officials present at the crime
scene encouraged the killing of the brothers.

• Shams Ali, one of the accused involved in the killing, claimed that
he carried out the murders at the behest of the former District
Police Officer of Sialkot, Waqar Chauhan.
Trial

• On September 20, 2011 Anti-Terrorism Court Gujranwala (ATC) issued its

verdict

• sentencing seven people to death, six to life in prison, and giving all the
policemen involved in the incident three-year terms

• The ATC Judge Mushtaq Gondal found 10 policemen, including former

DPO Waqar Chohan, guilty.

• Five of the accused were acquitted by the court

• In total 28 people were accused in the case.

• The seven accused sentenced to death, and were scheduled to be

hanged on April 8, 2016 in Sialkot.
Conclusion