Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 18: Principal Sessions Judge Ramban RS Jasrotia today awarded life-imprisonment to a man namely Mohd Shafi son of Mohd Qasim resident of Indh, tehsil Gool (district Ramban) for killing his two-year-old child.
On 30-10-2013, Police Post Indh received information through reliable sources that a minor namely Mohd Suleiman son of Mohd Shafi has died in suspicious circumstances and his dead body is lying at home. Accordingly, inquest proceeding under Section 174 CrPC was initiated in the case.
During investigation, it came to fore that the child was poisoned by his father Mohd Shafi as he had strained relations with her wife and child of the deceased child, and he wanted to contract second marriage. On the basis of inquest proceeding, FIR Number 89/13 for the offence u/S 302 was registered in Police Station Gool and investigation started in the case.
Principal Sessions Judge Ramban RS Jasrotia after hearing both the sides observed that the case does not fall in the category of rarest of rare, as such, he has to be awarded life imprisonment and fine. Therefore, the Judge awarded the accused imprisonment for life and also fine to the tune of Rs10,000.
In case of default of payment of fine, the accused shall further undergo rigorous imprisonment for six months, the Judge said in its order.
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