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Peshawar High Court has overturned a previous acquittal and sentenced a man to life imprisonment for the murder of a woman in Charsadda district, Pakistan, over a decade ago. The bench comprising Justices Sahibzada Asadullah and Inamullah Khan accepted an appeal from Wasal Khan, the husband of the deceased, Ms Wajahat, who had challenged the earlier acquittal of the suspect, Fazal Mohammad.
The High Court found Fazal Mohammad guilty under Section 302 of the Pakistan Penal Code for intentionally murdering Ms Wajahat and sentenced him to rigorous imprisonment for life. Additionally, he was ordered to pay compensation of Rs500,000 to the deceased's legal heirs. The court also convicted him for house trespassing under Section 449 of the Pakistan Penal Code and sentenced him to seven years rigorous imprisonment with a fine of Rs200,000.
The court ruled that both sentences should run concurrently. The initial FIR was filed at Nisatha police station on September 29, 2016. According to the prosecution, on the night of the incident, Ms Wajahat claimed she awoke to noise and footsteps and saw three armed individuals. She tried to alert others, but one assailant shot her, causing injuries.
The other two suspects fled. Fazal Mohammad was apprehended by Ms Wajahat's husband and others and held in a room while the other two suspects escaped.
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