In a judgment authored by Justice Hashim Khan Kakar and issued on Tuesday, the court ruled that both life sentences will run consecutively. The bench described the crime as one of the most serious offenses, stating that the killing of helpless parents inside their home “strikes at the moral and social fabric of society.”
According to the verdict, Sattar killed his father and mother with hammer blows after they refused to transfer property in his name. He was initially awarded the death penalty by a trial court, but the Lahore High Court later commuted it to life imprisonment on two counts.
The Supreme Court held that there was no legal justification to interfere with the High Court’s decision. It noted that the convict’s confession under Section 342 of the Criminal Procedure Code aligned with prosecution evidence, and also pointed to his 10-day absconding period as corroboration of guilt.
The bench concluded that all evidence clearly established his involvement, and rejected the appeal for lacking merit.
In a separate recent ruling, the Supreme Court also converted a death sentence into life imprisonment in a rape case involving a minor girl in Sheikhupura, while retaining fines and compensation orders. The court also directed provincial police chiefs to strengthen security around educational institutions and ensure swift action on complaints involving harassment of women and children.
