Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 30: Principal Sessions Judge Udhampur Haq Nawaz Zargar today awarded life imprisonment to Jolli Ram and his wife Thakri Devi who were facing trial in murder of one Mohan Lal over the issue of sale-purchase of vegetables.
After hearing PP Koushal Kotwal for the UT whereas Advocate Gian Khajuria for the accused persons, the court observed, “the case does not fall within the rare of the rarest cases and thus the extreme penalty should not be imposed. One convict who was given land by the mother of the deceased for the purpose of safety, affection, love so that they all will stay in the nearby vicinity had killed her only son instead of protecting his sister and her family”.
“The convicts had not thought for a second as what would happen to the mother, wife and minor kids of the deceased when they committed this gruesome and unpardonable offence. Keeping in view the facts and circumstances into consideration the sentence of life imprisonment will be most appropriate punishment to be passed against the convicts in this case, so far as the commission of the murder of deceased by the convicts”, the court said.
Accordingly, convict namely Jolli Ram S/o Teju R/o Moori Naal Bashat, Tehsil Chenani was punished for commission of offence under Section 302 RPC read with Section 34 RPC and awarded life imprisonment. Similarly convict Thakri Devi W/o Joli Ram R/o Moori Naal Bashat, Tehsil Chenani was punished for commission of offence under Section 302 RPC read with Section 34 RPC and awarded life imprisonment.