Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 26: Presiding Officer Fast Track Court Sanjeev Gupta today awarded 17 years imprisonment to Shokat Ali, Yaqoob Mohd and Abdul Aziz, who were facing trial in the gang rape case for the last more than 13 years.
According to police case, on November 14, 1999 these accused persons committed gang rape with the prosecutrix in the forest area of Roop Nagar. Two of them were arrested by the police while as another surrendered in the court on January 19, 2000. After completion of investigation challan was presented in the Court.
After hearing APP G S Charak appearing for the State whereas Advocate Y P Koushal for the accused persons, Presiding Officer observed, “the offence of gang rape is punishable with rigorous imprisonment for term not less than 10 years which may be for life and fine. In view of the facts and circumstances of the case and keeping in view the fact that the accused have no history of crime and belong to poor strata of the society, Court thinks that ends of the justice will be met by convicting them with minimum sentence provided under law”.
“Moreover, they have faced the trial for a period of 13 years which is also one of the mitigating circumstances in their favour”, the Presiding Officer said.
With these observations, Court awarded 10 years imprisonment under Section 376 (2) (g) RPC and fine of Rs 10,000 each and seven years RI under Section 363 RPC.
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