Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 15: Principal Sessions Judge Samba Mohinder Kumar Sharma today awarded rigorous life-imprisonment to Yudhvir Singh, son of Jaswant Singh of Kehli Mandi Samba for killing his wife Anita Sambyal to continue his illicit relation.
After hearing Advocate Prince Khanna for the accused whereas Public Prosecutor Bhupinder Singh Charak for the State, the court observed, “prosecution has established the ingredients of Section 300 RPC against the accused, beyond all shadows of doubt as such there is no option but to convict the accused for the commission of offence punishable under Section 302 RPC”.
“It is a case of uxoricide but it does not fall in the category of rarest of rare cases where the death sentence is warranted. The convict is, therefore, sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for life and fine of Rs 5,000 for the commission of offence under Section 302 RPC”, the court said, adding “in case of default in payment of fine the convict shall undergo further simple imprisonment of two months”.
“The period of detention undergone shall be set of. The proceedings of the case are submitted to the High Court through Registrar Judicial for confirmation of the sentence”, the court said, adding “the sentence, therefore, shall be executed subject to confirmation from the High Court”.
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