Early Times Report
DODA, Nov 29: Additional Sessions Judge Doda Zabair Ahmed Raza awarded life-imprisonment to Javed Iqbal son of Abdul Gani Butt of Shaleen Shamithi, Tehsil & District Doda who is facing trial in murder case.
Court after hearing both the sides observed that Javed Iqbal is a young person and the imposition of sentence for life imprisonment would serve the interest of justice and that the present case does not fall in the category of rarest of rare case so as to the imposition of death sentence, which is of exceptional nature.
Keeping in view the age of the convict, imprisonment for life shall be adequate sentence in the present case. Accordingly, convict/accused namely, Javed Iqbal is sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life and a fine of Rs 30,000 (Rs thirty thousand only) for offence u/s 302 RPC, in causing the murder of Abdul Rashid Giri. In default of payment of fine, accused shall undergo further imprisonment for six months. The sentence of imprisonment for life, however, shall be subject to confirmation by the High Court. |
