Excelsior Correspondent
KATHUA, Dec 6: Principal Sessions Judge Kathua Jaffer Hussain Beigh today awarded rigorous life-imprisonment for murder and four years imprisonment for attempt to rape to an accused namely Sansar Singh.
Police Station, Hiranagar has prosecuted the accused for commission of offences punishable under Section 376 read with Section 511 RPC for attempting to commit rape and under sections 302 RPC for committing murder of the deceased namely Raj Kumari on 09-02-2017. The accused Sansar Singh was arrested on 10-02-2017.
Principal Sessions Judge Kathua after hearing Public Prosecutor Surinder Kumar for the UT and Advocate KB Mahajan for the accused sentenced the accused Sansar Singh to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life and also to pay a fine of Rs 10,000 for the commission of offence under Section 302 RPC. “In default of payment of fine, he shall further undergo imprisonment of like nature for two years,” the Court observed.
“As death penalty has not been imposed under section 302 RPC, for this reason, the accused is also sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for four years and also to pay a fine of Rs 4000 for the commission of offence under Section 376 read with Section 511 RPC,” said the Court in its order.
“In default of payment of fine, the accused shall further undergo imprisonment of like nature for six months. The sentences imposed upon the accused shall run concurrently and he will be lodged in Central Jail Kot Bhalwal Jammu for undergoing the sentences imposed upon him,” Principal Sessions Judge Kathua said in its order.
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