The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the appeal of Taimur Sattar, who was convicted of murdering his parents, and upheld the High Court's decision awarding him two life sentences.
In a written verdict authored by Justice Hashim Khan Kakar, the apex court rejected the convict's petition for leave to appeal, declaring it devoid of merit.
The court also ordered that the two life sentences be served consecutively, meaning the convict will complete one life sentence before serving the other.
According to the judgement, the brutal murder of one's own helpless parents inside their home constitutes an extremely grave offence. The court noted that the convict had mercilessly killed his parents with a hammer after they refused to transfer property to his name.
The verdict recalled that the trial court had originally sentenced Taimur Sattar to death, but the High Court later commuted the punishment to life imprisonment. The Supreme Court ruled that there was no legal basis to interfere with the High Court's decision.
The judgment further stated that the accused's statement under Section 342 of the Criminal Procedure Code was fully consistent with the prosecution's evidence.
The court also observed that the accused remained absconding for 10 days after the incident, describing it as clear evidence of his involvement in the crime.
Concluding that all evidence and circumstantial links firmly established the convict's guilt, the Supreme Court dismissed the petition and refused to grant leave to appeal.