Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 18: Principal Sessions Judge Bhaderwah, Balbir L Jaswal, today sentenced two men to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment and a third to two years’ imprisonment in the 2016 Batoli murder case, in which a woman was killed and her husband and son were seriously injured inside their house.
The court convicted Ram Kumar and Sanjay Kumar, both sons of Faquir Chand and residents of Batoli, Tehsil Bhalla, for offences punishable under Sections 304 Part I, 307 and 458 RPC, while Mukesh Kumar, son of Lekh Raj, resident of Tehsil Thathri, at present Batoli, was held guilty under Section 458 RPC for house trespass.
While pronouncing the order on quantum of sentence, the court awarded 10 years’ imprisonment and a fine of Rs 5,000 each under Section 304 Part I RPC, 10 years’ imprisonment and a fine of Rs 5,000 each under Section 307 RPC, and 2 years’ imprisonment and a fine of Rs 1,000 each under Section 458 RPC to Ram Kumar and Sanjay Kumar. In default of payment of fine, the convicts shall further undergo imprisonment, and the substantive sentences shall run concurrently. The period already undergone in custody since 2016 shall be set off against the awarded sentence.
For Mukesh Kumar, the court awarded 2 years’ imprisonment and a fine of Rs 1,000 under Section 458 RPC, with 15 days’ further imprisonment in default of payment of fine. The period spent in custody shall also be set off.
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