Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 15: Principal Sessions Judge Pulwama Abdul Rashid Malik has awarded life imprisonment to Sameer Ahmad Sheikh and Javid Ahmad Shah, who were involved in the murder of a young boy in Pulwama.
While awarding life-imprisonment to both the accused, the court observed, “the deceased was a young boy of 18 years of age at the time of his death who was undergoing his studies in B.A 2nd year. The criminal justice system has to address the plight of the victim also”.
“Mere punishment will not satisfy the victim who has suffered as a result of commission of the crime. The deceased was killed so brutally but the real victims are his parents. One cannot assess the shock and trauma caused to his parents, near and dear ones”, the court said, adding “no amount of compensation can repair the irreparable loss caused. The mother of the deceased has died. His father is alive, who was out of his home on the date of brutal murder of his son at the hands of the accused”.
The court asked the Member Secretary, J&K Legal Services Authority, to release an amount of Rs 2 lakh in favour of the father of the deceased namely Nisar Ahmad Wani.
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