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Tuesday March 04, 2025

Verdict reserved in blasphemy death case appeal

Appellant was arrested under blasphemy law on April 6, 2019, from Attock

By Our Correspondent
February 01, 2025
The Lahore High Court (LHC) Rawalpindi bench. —  lhc.gov.pk/File
The Lahore High Court (LHC) Rawalpindi bench. —  lhc.gov.pk/File

LAHORE: A special divisional bench of the Lahore High Court’s (LHC) Rawalpindi Bench reserved judgment on the appeal against death sentence in a blasphemy case.

The appellant was arrested under the blasphemy law on April 6, 2019, from Attock.

After a trial that concluded in 2021, he was handed the death penalty by the trial court.

The court, after hearing arguments from both sides, decided to reserve judgment.