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| 10 years RI, fine Rs 10,000 to accused | | Acid attack case | | Et Report
Jammu, Feb 14 : In a much publicized Acid attack case of 2013 at Srinagar on a School Going Girl, Principal Sessions Judge Srinagar Mohammad Shafi Khan awarded 10 years Rigorous imprisonment and fine Rs 10,000 to Riyaz Ahmad Nath alias Sahba, alias Riyaz Battery S/O Ghulam Rasool Nath R/O Maisuma Colony Chanapora, Srinagar who was convicted yesterday by the Court.
According to police case that on 02.01.2013 the victim in an injured condition lodged a verbal report before the concerned Police Station to the effect that while she was going towards Coaching Centre Angles Bank Colony Baghat-i-Barzulla for tuition, she was followed by two boys namely, Riyaz Ahmad Nath alias Sahba alias Riyaz Battery and Mudasir Ahmad residents of Chanapora Srinagar insisting her to hear them to which she refused upon which Riyaz Ahmad Nath took out a bottle from his pocket and threw upon her face resulting in burning of her face, thereafter both of them fled away on a red coloured Motorcycle.
It was further reported to the Police that with intent to kill her acid was thrown on her face as a result of which her eye and face suffered severe burn injuries and she lost eye sight of her one eye. Upon receipt of the report FIR No.02 of 2013 came to be registered under Section 307, 325, 354, 341 RPC. After completion of investigation challan was presented in the court. Principal Sessions Judge Srinagar Mohammad Shafi Khan after hearing Public Prosecutor AA Teli for the state whereas Adv Mushtaq Ahmad Dar for the accused observed that Public Prosecutor submitted that the offence of acid throwing is worst form of torture against the woman and it is much more than a death, therefore the accused does not deserve any leniency while awarding punishment to him and if lenient view is taken by sentencing the accused to a lesser punishment, the accused will not spare the victim and there is every danger to the life of the victim, therefore the accused be given maximum punishment by sentencing him to life imprisonment which will meet the ends of justice.
Therefore the accused is sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment of 10 years under Section 307 RPC and a fine of Rs.10, 000/- is also imposed upon him. In default of payment of fine the accused shall undergo a further simple imprisonment of six months. The accused/convict is also sentenced to undergo a further imprisonment of one month under Section 341 RPC.(JNF) |
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