The Federal Supreme Court Criminal Circuit Before their Excellency: Mahgoub Alameen Alfaki Ali Ahmed Ali Mohammed Yahia Fadol Mohammed Fadol Alrasheed Altom Mohammed Khair Salah Altigany Alameen The Trail of Mahdi Yagoub Ibrahim No / m. ein/ Execution / 70 /2016 / Judgment Aldaein General Court passed on the 10th of March 2016 a decision convicting the above mentioned accused under s 167, 168 of the Criminal law and section 45/5 of the Juvenile Law Act inflicting on the convicted hanging execution up to death with cross cutting of the leg and hand penalty and acquitting the second accused, Adam Yagoub. The decision was appealed against by the convicted advocate to the Appeal Court of the State of East Darfur. The Court of appeal issued its decision under No /a.c.j / 64/2016 amending the conviction to become under S. 45/b//68/d of the Juvenile Act and section 75 of the Criminal Law 1991 . As a result the court modified the punishment to execution, as discretionary punishment and canceled the cross cutting punishment. The court further refers the paper to the Supreme Court for approval and confirmation or to act other wise. Upon referring to the facts of the case we recognize that the convicted and the accused robbed some women on a highway road, and threatened them with weapons. The convicted and the alleged are accused to have raped the women and stolen their money. The police investigation of the case was referred back to the competent criminal court. The criminal court issued the decree amended by the court of appeal as aforesaid. The papers were then sent to us for approval as per the law requirement and to rule on the applicant application. Firstly: The rule of the court of appeal meets the law and is correct from all aspects thereof. There are some conditions and requirement which were not fulfilled in the case presented before us. However as to the crime of raping and robbing the victim women, who were underage, according to s. 45-B of the Juvenile Act and s. 75 of the Criminal law the condition for conviction were satisfied and hence the conviction is correct. Secondly:With regard to hanging execution as a discretionary punishment, we rule to approve the punishment for the grievance, dirty and an unethical assault on the underage, immature women, namely raping and the robbery of them. Thirdly:At the end I agree, to confirm the court of appeal judgment and dismiss the brother of the convicted application which seem to be ground less and shall have no effect on the conviction> The crime committed was a crime under s. 45- b of the Juvenile Act and s. 75 of the Criminal law Act. Alrasheed Altoom Mohammed Khair Supreme Court Magistrate 27/6/2016