October 03, 2007	Wednesday	Ramazan 20, 1428

LAKKI MARWAT, Oct 2: Additional district and sessions court-I judge Asad Hameed Khan Bangash convicted and sentenced a murder accused to death on four counts, court sources said on Tuesday.

The court also imposed a fine of over Rs800,000 on the accused, of which Rs200,000 each would be paid to legal heirs of the victims.

Accused Mohammad Rafiq had killed Bashir Khan and his brother Wahid Khan, Jamal Khan and Sanaullah on June 29, 2004 in a bazaar.

Waseem and Sher Nawaz had suffered bullet injuries while Sher Ghulam, Rashid Khan and Zahid Khan escaped unhurt in the firing incident.

Rafiq was arrested by the local people on the spot and was handed over to police.

Police registered an FIR and after completing a challan put the case before the court for trial. The court during the trial had found Rafiq guilty of committing the crime and awarded him death sentence on four counts.

The court announced in its judgment that in case of default in payment the accused would undergo six months each simple imprisonment.

The court also sentenced the accused to three years rigorous imprisonment each and to pay a fine of Rs10,000 each for an attempt on the lives of Mohammad Ghulam, Zahid Khan and Rashid Khan. In case of default, the accused would undergo six months each simple imprisonment.

Rafiq was also convicted under section 324 PPC for an ineffective attempt on the lives of Waseem Khan and Sher Nawaz and was awarded three years each rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs10,000 each. The accused would undergo six months each simple imprisonment in case of default.

The court also convicted the accused under section 337F(v) PPC and sentenced him to two years each rigorous imprisonment for inflicting firearm injuries to Waseem Khan and Sher Nawaz. The accused will be liable to pay Rs10,000 each to both the injured.

According to the judgment, the court had extended the benefit of section 382-B CrPC to the accused and sentences of imprisonment would run concurrently, except those sentences awarded in default of fine.