Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 4: Additional Sessions Judge Udhampur S R Gandhi today awarded 10 years rigorous imprisonment to one Rajinder Kumar and acquitted two others in acid attack case.
According to the prosecution case, on February 17, 2012 Sohan Singh, son of Bansi Lal of Roun Domail, who was running a cosmetic shop at Roun Domail, was intercepted by the accused persons, who threw acid on Sohan Singh.
After hearing Advocate Ajay Bandral for the accused persons and Additional Public Prosecutor Anil Magotra for the state, court said, “acid attack is one of the grave offences against the human body and it has irreversible consequences for the victim”, adding “the victim is unable to lead a normal life and leave his house because of his disfigurement. The social stigma and the pain that a victim has to go through for not being accepted by the society cannot be neglected”.
Keeping in view the mitigating and aggravating circumstances, court convicted Rajinder Kumar, son of Manohar Lal of village Radyal Samba under Section 307 of the RPC and awarded rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and a fine of Rs 10,000. For the commission of offence under Section 324 RPC the convict shall undergo rigorous imprisonment for three years. For the commission of offence under Section 341 RPC he shall undergo imprisonment for one month. All the sentences shall run concurrently.
In default of payment of fine, the convict shall further undergo imprisonment for one year. It is evident from the record that the convict was arrested on 23.02.2012 and released on bail on 03.3.2016. The period of detention already undergone shall be set off from the sentence awarded to the convict.
However, two others accused namely Arun Singh, son of Kartar Singh resident of Vijaypur and Ganga Ram, son of Hind of Badnai Nadd were acquitted as prosecution failed to prove case against them.
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