Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 16: In a much publicized Kathua rape & Murder case, Chairman District Legal Service Authority Kathua Sanjeev Gupta today awarded 2 lac compensation to Victims' family under sub-section (2) of Section 545-A of CrPC under the provisions of Jammu & Kashmir Victim Compensation Scheme, 2013.
While awarding compensation Chairman District Legal Service Authority Kathua Sanjeev Gupta observed that compensation is awarded in favour of the legal heirs of the victim subject to the condition that the father of the victim shall file an undertaking before the disbursement of the compensation amount that if the trial court, while passing final judgment in the challan, orders the accused persons to pay any amount by way of compensation under sub-section (3) of Section 545 of CrPC, he shall remit an amount ordered equal to the amount of compensation, or the amount ordered to be paid under said sub-section (3), which ever is less.
Meanwhile today alleged accused namely Deepak Khajuria @ Deepu S/O Updesh Khajuria R/O Dhamiyal, Hiranagar, Surinder Kumar S/O Sain Das R/O Satura, Hiranagar, Parvesh Kumar @ Mannu S/O Ashok Kumar R/O Village Rasana, Hiranagar, Vishal Jangotra @ Shamma S/O Sanji Ram R/O Rasana, Hiranagar, Sanji Ram S/O Des Raj R/O Village Rasana, Hiranagar, Tilak Raj S/O Amir Chand R/O Dhamiyal, Hiranagar. And Anand Dutta S/O Shanti Swaroopo Dutta R/O Village Dharmal, PO Muthi, District Jammu were present before the Court of Principal Sessions Judge Jammu.
During the proceeding, accused Sanji Ram verbally submitted before the Court that they are ready for Narco Test, as they are innocent.
Upon this Court fixed April 28, 2018 as next date of hearing for arguments on charge. |
