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| One year imprisonment awarded for outraging modesty of Girl | | | Early Times Report
UDHAMPUR, May 27: Munsiff Judicial magistrate first class Chenani Shafeeq Ahmed awarded one year simple imprisonment and fine of Rs 3000 to a tea stall owner Puran Sharma son of Om Parkash Resident of Karrian Chenani, who was facing trial for outraging modesty of a girl.
According to prosecution case, on 18.04.2016 complainant namely Rafaida moved a written complaint to SHO police station chenani alleging therein that on the same day at about 05 pm she sent her cousin sister namely Samreen Banoo to karyana shop to buy some groceries and when she was coming back a tea stall owner Puran Sharma caught hold her from shirt and arms and outrage her modesty at his shop. After which accused was booked under section 354R RPC and investigation was started .
After hearing additional Public Prosecutor Shallni Gupta and counsel for the accused Judge observed, Crime against Women in whatever form is a social evil and if perpetrators of such crime are dealt leniently then it would not only encourage further escalation of crime but will become difficult to check or arrest the perpetrator of those crime and outrage the modesty of girl of our society ". So, it is not a case where the benefit of probation of offenders act can be granted to the convict".
With these observations, court awarded one year simple imprisonment to accused under Section 354 RPC and pay fine of rupees 3000 and in default of payment accused shall undergo simple imprisonment for a period of one month. |
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