Supreme Court acquitted three life sentenced convicts after 12 years behind the bars in murder case
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ISLAMABAD - Supreme Court on Tuesday acquitted three life sentenced convicts after passing twelve years behind the bars in a murder case. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa heard the appeal of accused, namely, Muhammad Yaseen, Ghulam Mustafa and Muhammad Nadeem. All the accused were awarded death sentence by the trial court in the murder of Aisha Bibi from Nankana Sab in 2006, however Lahore High Court hearing appeal converted the sentence into imprisonment for life.
Subsequently, they approached top court challenging LHC decision and finally after passing twelve years behind the bars they got justice.
