Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 3: Principal Sessions Judge Bhaderwah Sunit Gupta has awarded five years rigorous imprisonment to one Yasir Hussain Lone, son of Lal Din of Sherote Kishtwar for attempting to outrage modesty of a woman.
The complaint against Yasir Hussain Lone was lodged by victim’s husband namely Akhter Hussain Sheikh of Thathri in Police Station Women Cell, Doda.
After hearing both the sides, the court observed, “the convict is a married person having two small kids who are solely dependent upon the convict. It is understandable that the convict has to pay for his misdeeds but at the same time for the misdeeds of the convict, his wife and small kids will suffer immensely”, adding “only because of shameful act of the convict, the wife and the small kids of the convict should not be derived towards the starvation which would also not meets the end of justice”.
“Therefore, while taking into consideration the trauma of the prosecutrix and the sufferings to be faced by the small kids of the convict, a balance is required to be maintained between all the mitigating circumstance”, the court said.
Accordingly, court awarded rigorous imprisonment for a period of two years under Section 354 IPC and under Section 8 of POCSO Act, 2012, the convict/accused was awarded rigorous imprisonment for a period of three years.
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