A sessions court in Lahore on September 27, handed down death penalty to a Muslim woman on blasphemy charge under section 295C of Pakistan Penal Code (PPC), reports Dawn. “It is proved beyond reasonable doubt that accused Salma Tanveer wrote and distributed the writings which are derogatory in respect of Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and she failed to prove that her case falls in exception provided by section 84 of PPC,” rules Additional District and Sessions Judge Mansoor Ahmad Qureshi in his 22-page verdict. The section 84 deals with the offences committed by a person of unsound mind. Earlier on September 23, 2013, Nishtar Colony Police had registered the FIR against the woman on the complaint of Qari Iftikhar Ahmad Raza, a prayer leader of a local mosque. The woman, owner and principal of a private school, was accused of distributing photocopies of her writings wherein she denied the finality of prophethood and claimed her as a prophet.