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| Court frames charges against 2 accused in Srinagar acid attack case | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Mar 20: A court of Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) has framed charges against two accused who had thrown acid on a 24-year-old woman in down town Srinagar in February, officials said.
The third person who is in the age between 16-18 years, a petition was also filed in Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) for the trial. Police said that charges under sections 120-B (Punishment of Criminal conspiracy) and 326A (Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid) of Indian Penal code (IPC) were framed against the accused. The case relates to the acid attack on a young girl in the Hawal area of Police Station Nowhatta on February 1. Both the accused can be handed over the maximum punishment which is life sentence, the police said. Srinagar police had filed the chargesheet of the case on February 22 in record time against two adult accused in Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) court and against one accused who is a minor in the JJB.
Petition was also filed in the JJB to try the juvenile as an adult in line with the amended Juvenile Justice Act, as he falls in the bracket of 16-18 years and the nature of the crime is heinous, police said. Subsequently a board has been constituted by JJB wherein assessment regarding his mental and psychological parameters is being conducted to decide if he can be treated as an adult in the trial, police said. The charges against the adults were framed by Principal Sessions Judge Srinagar Jawad Ahmed against the two accused namely Sajid Altaf Rather (Sheikh) and Mohd Saleem Kumar. The next date of hearing has been fixed on 30th March 2022, police said.
Pertinently this is among the fastest Charge sheeted and Charge -framed cases that has taken place, both taking place within a month.
Srinagar Police has already deputed a dedicated Pairavi officer, of the rank of Inspector to follow the trial of this particular case, in coordination with the Prosecution department, the police said.
Further, the trial of the case is being monitored personally by senior officers including SSP Srinagar, it said. The victim girl is undergoing treatment at a specialized hospital and making steady and considerable improvement in regaining eyesight, reads the statement. |
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