A Peshawar High Court bench has set aside conviction of two alleged militants by an anti-terrorism court and acquitted them in a case of possessing explosive substance and arms. APP/File
PESHAWAR: A Peshawar High Court bench has set aside conviction of two alleged militants by an anti-terrorism court and acquitted them in a case of possessing explosive substance and arms.
The bench of Justice Lal Jan Khattak and Justice Syed Mohammad Attique Shah accepted appeals filed by Ajmal and Sajjad, both residents of Bajaur tribal district, and ruled that the prosecution failed to prove its case against them.
The appellants were convicted by an ATC in Mardan on March 5, 2020. They were sentenced on different counts to 30 years rigorous imprisonment each.