1. MUHAMMAD HALEEM.J.--Petitioner Muhammad Javed was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of Barkatullah Saleemi, an Advocate. He has left him surviving his father Tajuddin, two brothers Muhammad Saeed and Muhammad Bashir, one sister Mst. Begum Bibi and his widow, and had himself no issue.
2. The widow is not present in the Court, but her first cousin Mian Muhammad Saqib Nisar, an Advocate, present in Court states that she had told him on telephone that she has forgiven the petitioner voluntarily and of her own free will, and as to the compensation, she would share with the other heirs from the amount of Rs.70,000 paid to them. The other heirs of the deceased have also stated that they have forgiven the petitioner voluntarily and have today received in Court Rs.70,000 in cash paid on behalf of the petitioner.
3. Accordingly, Criminal Petition for Leave to Appeal No. 364 of 1982, is converted into an appeal and disposed of in terms that while maintaining the conviction, the capital sentence is altered to imprisonment for life, but the fine is maintained.
4. The learned counsel for Muhammad Saeed withdraws Criminal Petition No. 372 of 1982 and so also the Additional Advocate-General withdraws Criminal Petition No. 369 of 1982, in view of the compromise, which are, accordingly, dismissed as withdrawn.