The Pakistan Supreme Court on Wednesday barred the execution of three mentally-ill convicts on death row, saying that as it does not "meet the ends of justice".The verdict was delivered by a five-judge bench headed by Justice Manzoor .
Pakistan Supreme Court bars execution of inmates with mental disorder
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February 10, 2021 17:02 IST
A five-member Bench headed by Justice Manzoor Ahmad Malik passed the order on the appeals of mentally ill death-row prisoners who have respectively served 30, 18 and 14 years on the death row.
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A five-member Bench headed by Justice Manzoor Ahmad Malik passed the order on the appeals of mentally ill death-row prisoners who have respectively served 30, 18 and 14 years on the death row. Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday barred the execution of inmates suffering from mental disorder, observing that carrying out the death sentence does not “meet the ends of justice” if a convict was unable to comprehend the rationale behind the punishment.