SC halts death sentence of mentally ill prisoners
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February 11, 2021
LAHORE: Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday ruled that death sentence of a condemned prisoner would not be carried out if he/she is unable, due to mental illness, to understand the rationale and reason behind his/her punishment.
“We hold that if a condemned prisoner, due to mental illness, is found to be unable to comprehend the rationale and reason behind his/her punishment, carrying out the death sentence will not meet the ends of justice,” says a judgment announced by a five-judge bench of the apex court at the Lahore registry.