{
  "id": 17747955,
  "title": "Man sentenced to life for assaulting minor sister-in-law by PHC",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/man-sentenced-to-life-for-assaulting-minor-sister-in-law-by-phc",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T05:09:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2041415/man-sentenced-to-life-for-assaulting-minor-sister-in-law-by-phc"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Peshawar High Court has overturned the acquittal of a doctor and handed him a life sentence for sexually assaulting his 12-year-old sister-in-law. The court ruled that the trial court made a mistake in acquitting the suspect. The judge stated that the trial court's decision was incorrect and that the evidence proved the doctor committed the crime. The man was convicted under two laws: Section 376 of the Pakistan Penal Code and Section 53 of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Child Protection and Welfare Act. He will spend the rest of his life in prison, along with paying a fine of Rs500,000.",
  "summary": "PESHAWAR: Peshawar High Court has set aside the acquittal of a medical doctor and sentenced him to life imprisonment with fine of Rs500,000 for sexually assaulting his 12-year-old sister-in-law over three years ago. A bench consisting of Justice Sahibzada Asadullah and Justice Inamullah Khan accepted an appeal filed by the victim and declared that the trial court had erred in acquitting the…",
  "key_points": [
    "Peshawar High Court overturns acquittal of doctor",
    "Convicted for sexually assaulting 12-year-old sister-in-law",
    "Sentenced to life in prison and fined Rs500,000"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The high court's reversal of the initial acquittal reinforces the judicial scrutiny applied to cases involving child protection and the severe legal consequences for violating specialized welfare acts.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}