Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 1: 1st Additional Sessions Judge Jammu, Y P Bourney today awarded life-imprisonment and fine of Rs one lakh to one Sonu Kumar, son of Jadgish Raj of Gho-Manhasa, who was facing trial in murder case. Court, however, acquitted three other accused namely Deepak Singh, Surjit Singh and Rajesh Kumar of the murder charges.
According to the police case, on May 25, 2008 a complaint was lodged by the uncle of deceased at Police Post Sandwan alleging therein that his nephew Sain Singh, who had retired from Army and was doing private job, was brutally stabbed by the accused persons over a dispute involving parking contract.
Accordingly, police registered a case and after completion of investigation presented challan against accused persons in the court of law.
After hearing APP Harpal Singh for the State, 1st Additional Sessions Judge observed, “crime seems to have been motivated out of greed in order to grab the Municipal parking contract”.
With these observations, the Court convicted the accused under Section 302 RPC and awarded imprisonment for life and fine of Rs one lakh.
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