Man awarded death in Jaranwala blasphemy case

The court has acquitted the other two accused by giving them the benefit of doubt

By Sultan Mahmood Chaudhry
April 19, 2025
Representational image of a judge holding a gavel. — Unsplash/File
Representational image of a judge holding a gavel. — Unsplash/File

JARANWALA: Anti-Terrorism Court Faisalabad Judge Javed Iqbal Sheikh, while announcing a verdict in the Jaranwala blasphemy case on Friday, awarded death and fine to a Christian man.

In 2023, on the charge of desecration of the holy Qur’an at Christian Basti, FIR 1258/23 had been registered against three accused under Section 295 C of the PPC and Section 9 of the Anti-terrorism Act. 

As many as 19 churches and houses of the Christian community had been burnt after the incident. One accused has been sentenced to death with a fine of Rs20,00,000. 

The court has acquitted the other two accused by giving them the benefit of doubt.