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| 7 yrs RI awarded to rapist | | | Early Times Report
Kathua, Nov 14: Additional Session Judge, Kathua Sonia Gupta today awarded seven years rigorous imprisonment and fine of Rs. 25000/- to a rapist namely Mohinder Singh son of Kaku Ram R/O Chajarth Tehsil Hiranagar who was facing trial for raping a 12th class girl student.
After hearing A.P.P Naveen Choudhary for the State where as A.S Salathia Advocate for the accused, presiding officer convicted the accused for commission of offence punishable u/s 376 RPC.
The court observed, while awarding sentence in a rape case, protection of society and stamping out proclivity must be the object of law which must be achieved by impressing appropriate sentence. Pointing towards the submission of counsel for the accused regarding lenient views, Additional Session Judge said, "the common man will lose faith in courts because in cases like those relating to rape he understands and appreciates the language of deterrence than the reformative Jargon." With these observations, court awarded 7 years of Rigorous imprisonment and fine Rs 25000/- to the convict. |
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