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10 years rigorous imprisonment to convict in rape with minor girl | | | Early Times Report UDHAMPUR, Apr 11: Principal Sessions Judge, Udhampur Y P Bourney today awarded 10 years rigorous imprisonment and fine of Rs, 25,000 to Mangal Kumar son of Kapoor Chand resident of Chattrari, Tehsil Majalta, District Udhampur , in case of rape with minor girl on intervening midnight of 7-8 May of 2017 , when she was sleeping at the Veranda of her house along with her younger sister. Principal Sessions Judge Udhampur said that the prosecution has successfully proved the charges against the accused beyond any doubt. The judge observed that the victim was a minor girl of 15 years who was kidnapped by the accused committed rape upon her. Rape is not just a physical condition but a crime which completely demolishes or destroys the victim and her family. In the backdrop of afore-stated position of law, the mitigating factors are that convict in the instant case is a school dropout having discontinuing his studies at the 7th standard and belongs to the poor strata of the society who is in his early twenties and he had just the age of majority at the time of occurrence. He is also a first offender having no past criminal record and has shown remorse for whatever happened and has attributed . So, taking all the relevant facts and circumstances into the consideration, and also keeping in mind the aggravating and mitigating circumstances of this case, the convict shall undergo 10 years rigors imprisonment and also pay a fine of Rs. 25,000 for the commission of offence under Section 376 RPC. He shall further undergo rigorous imprisonment for three years and a fine of Rs. 10,000 for the commission of offence under Section 363 RPC. Both the sentences shall run concurrently. Rs. 25,000 shall be paid to the victim as compensation. In default of payment of fine, the convict shall further undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year. The period of detention already undergone during trial shall be set off from the sentences awarded to the convict. |
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