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| Rapist of Reasi's minor girl gets lifer | | Judge Gandhi decides rape case in 9 months | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 30: Principal Sessions Judge Reasi, S R Gandhi, while deciding a rape case within a short span of nine months awarded life imprisonment to Sandeep Kumar who raped his minor cousin.
According to the police, when the minor girl was on her way to her house from school, Gupta, who is her first cousin, met her at Nag Devta temple situated near the nallah at Sarmega. "He caught hold of her threatened her. Thereafter, the accused took her towards the bushes and committed forcible rape upon her which led to her pregnancy. Because of threat extended by the accused, she did not disclose the incident to her family. The accused later raped her again, four-five times," the police said.
"After five months when she felt pain in her stomach, she complained to her mother. She was taken to hospital and upon medical examination her pregnancy was diagnosed. On FIR no. 132/2017 for the offences under Sections 376/506 RPC was registered," the police said.
The court after hearing Public Prosecutor Rashi Baru for the state and Advocate Rajneesh Singh for the accused observed that child rape is the worst kind of crime as it involves perverse lust for the sex.
"Children are the country's future and hope of tomorrow rests on them. Convict is the first cousin of the victim who was found aged between 10 to 11 years. She was repeatedly raped by the convict which led to her pregnancy and finally she delivered a child during the pendency of the trial," the court observed.
It said: "The convict abused the trust and confidence reposed upon him. The crime committed against the victim has far reaching consequences as it brings about untold miseries on the survivor of rape. She lost education, childhood, respect in the family and society in which she lived. She has to carry the burden of illegitimate child who would always remain a stumbling block in her life. It is not case where the prosecutrix is the only victim rather a victim has given birth to another victim.
"The child born of rape is generally regarded with disdain by the society and has to face great social stigma. No doubt the victim of rape is entitled to compensation and the same stand already recommended during trial, but in the considered view of the court the child born out of the rape is also a victim and thus entitled to compensation. Prosecutrix if so advised can approach the chairman District Legal Services Authority for the compensation for the child."
With these observations Judge Gandhi ordered that convict Sandeep Kumar, son of Prem Nath, of village Sarmega, tehsil Bhomag, Reasi shall undergo imprisonment for life for the commission of offence under Section 376 of the RPC and a fine of Rs 10,000.
For the offence under Section 341 RPC convict shall suffer imprisonment for six months and for the offence under Section 506 RPC convict shall further undergo imprisonment for six months. All the sentences shall run concurrently. |
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