ALI HUSSAIN QAZILBASH, J.-This is a petition for leave to appeal against the judgment of a learned Division Bench of the Lahore High Court, Rawalpindi Bench, Rawalpindi dated 11-6-1989.
2. Abdur Rehman and his father Eid Muhammad were tried under section 302/34, P.P.C. By the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Attock for the murder of Shamas Khan. Both of them were convicted as such and as per judgment dated 25-1-1987 both of them were sentenced to death and a line of Rs.5,000 each or in default to one year R.I. It was further directed that a sum of Rs.8,000 each shall, be paid to the heirs of the deceased as compensation under section 544-A, Cr.P.C. The petitioners filed an appeal against their conviction and sentence whereas the complainant riled a revision petition for the enhancement of compensation. Both the matters were taken up by the High Court and as per the impugned judgment the appeal riled by the petitioners and the revision petition of the complainant were dismissed.
3. We have heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and Raja Abdul Ghaffoor, Advocate for the State. In view of the amnesty ordered by the President the sentence of death imposed upon the petitioners is hereby converted to imprisonment for life. In case the order of amnesty is set aside, the petitioners would be at liberty to apply for the revival of their petitions for disposal on merits.
4. We thus convert the petition into appeal and partly allow the same. The petitioners would also be entitled to the benefit of section 382-B, Cr.P.C.