317. Person committing qatl debarred from succession.--Where a person committing qatl-i-`amd or qatl shibh-i-`amd is an heir or a beneficiary under a will, he shall be debarred from succeeding to the estate of the victim as an heir or a beneficiary.
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Succession. If the accused who were sons of the deceased had killed their father on land dispute they, as heirs of deceased, could be debarred from inheritance of property of the deceased according to Islamic Law. Where deceased was not issueless, real sister of the deceased could not be termed as legal heir of the deceased and according to Islamic Law sons and daughters of the deceased were legal heirs of the deceased. 2001 PCr.LJ 1636.
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