Excelsior Correspondent
Udhampur, July 29: Principal District and Sessions judge Udhampur Variender Singh Bhau convicted a rape accused and sentenced him to 7 years imprisonment for kidnapping and raping a girl in Majalta area of District Udhampur in 2004.
The convict Makhan Singh, son of Romal Singh has been sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for 7 years for commission of offence under section 376 RPC and to undergo simple imprisonment for 3 years for commission of offence under section 366 RPC and to pay fine of Rs 1000/-.
In default of payment of fine, the convict shall further undergo simple imprisonment of one month and for commission of offence under section 342 RPC he has been sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for one month. The substantive sentences awarded shall run concurrently.
The period of custody undergone by the convict i.e. 4 years 10 months and 26 days shall be set off against the sentences inflicted upon the accused and after undergoing and completion of remainder of sentences he shall be set free by the Superintendent District Jail Udhampur if not required in any other case.
A case FIR number 20/2004 under Sections 366/ 376/342/34 RPC was registered in this connection at Police Station Majalta against two accused out of which one of the accused Makhan Singh was arrested by Majalta Police while another was declared absconding under section 512 CRPC and challan of the case was produced before the court.
After hearing Public Prosecutor Himanshu Gupta and APP Vinay, the Principal District and Sessions Judge Udhampur observed that the accused made confessional statement voluntarily without pressure, undue influence, coercion or incitement. In view of the confessional statement made by the accused, he was convicted and sentenced to imprisonment.
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