Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Mar 16: A fast-track court here today held a resident of Bihar guilty of kidnapping and raping a 15-year-old girl in Habba Kadal area of Srinagar in 2016.
“This court is of the considered opinion that prosecution has beyond any reasonable doubt succeeded in establishing its case fully, by way of reliable and clinching evidence and the documents placed on record have been fully proved and exhibited during trial, on the basis of which, no conclusion other than guilt of the accused stands established, as such accused is liable to be convicted for the offence punishable under Sections 363 and 376 of RPC,” Renu Dogra Gupta, 2nd Additional Sessions Judge said in a judgement.
“This court accordingly convict the accused namely Santosh Kumar Paswan S/o Saider Paswan R/o Lalpora Bhim Nagar Bihar in the case FIR No.32 of 2016 of Police Station Kralkhud Srinagar for the commission of the offences punishable under Sections 363 and 376 of RPC,” the court judgement reads. The court is likely to announce the quantum of punishment next week.
The police had filed the charge-sheet against Paswan regarding kidnapping and rape of the minor girl in 2016.
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