condemned prisoner, and said Board opined that the accused was suffering from chronic schizophrenia (insanity), and that considering the present mental state of accused, it was likely that the illness had already started at the time of the commission of the crime, and he might have committed murder under the delusional belief of persecutions (insanity)---In such circumstances the conviction of accused under S.302(b), P.P.C. was maintained, however, his sentence of death was converted into imprisonment for life---Appeal was partly allowed. (h) Penal Code (XLV of 1860)------Ss. 84 & 302(b)---Qatl-i-amd---Reappraisal of evidence---Mentally ill prisoner on death row suffering from chronic schizophrenia (insanity)---Sentence, reduction in---Conversion of death sentence to imprisonment for life---Legitimate expectancy of life, principle of---Scope---Accused was behind bars for the last about 20 years and had served out substantive part of alternative sentence provided under S.302(b), P.P.C. i.e. imprisonment for life---Secondly the motive set up by the prosecution was disbelieved by the Trial Court after assigning valid and convincing reasons---On the principle of legitimate expectancy of life, the accused was entitled to conversion of death sentence to that of imprisonment for life---Conviction of accused under S.302(b), P.P.C. was maintained, however, his sentence of death was converted into imprisonment for life---Appeal was partly allowed with the Supreme Court holding that its observations in the judgment reported as Mst. Safia Bano v. Home Department, Government of Punjab and others (PLD 2017 SC 18) were not relevant anymore and were of no legal effect---Supreme Court directed the Provincial Government to immediately shift the accused from prison to Punjab Institute of Mental Health, for treatment and rehabilitation in accordance with provisions of Prisons Rules, 1978; that on the completion of his sentence, he shall be examined afresh by the Medical Board required to be notified by the Provincial Government, and that he shall be released from the hospital as and when the said Medical Board opined that he was fit for himself and for the society. Sikandar Hayat and another v. The State and others PLD 2020 SC 559 ref. PLD 2017 SC 18 held to be not relevant anymore and of no legal effect. (i) Penal Code (XLV of 1860)------Ss. 84, 302(b) & 34---Qatl-i-amd, common intention---Reappraisal of evidence--Mentally ill prisoner on death row suffering from severe lifelong schizophrenia--Sentence, reduction in---Conversion of death sentence to imprisonment for life--Legitimate expectancy of life, principle of---Scope---Medical Board constituted for the purpose of examining the accused opined in its report that she suffered from Alogia (no speech), Avolition (lack of motivation), Anhedonia (complete lack of interest), Apathy (no emotional response, lack of spontaneity), lack of prompt verbal, emotional and physical action, slowness, negativism, self-muttering (talking to herself in very low voice) and withdrawn emotionally (isolated from environment); that she had severe lifelong mental illness "schizophrenia" and would need lifelong psychiatric treatment---Furthermore case record showed that the accused was behind bars for the last about 32 years meaning thereby that she