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The sessions tribunal has besides ordered outgo of a compensation of Rs 25,000 to the complainant from the full good amount, adding that the convict has to acquisition 1 twelvemonth of elemental imprisonment if helium fails to wage the fine.
A sessions tribunal successful Ahmedabad Wednesday awarded 10 years of rigorous imprisonment to a 46-year-old antheral for raping a pistillate connected the pretext of marriage. The tribunal said the judgement volition “set an illustration successful the society”, portion besides imposing a good of Rs 50,000 connected him.
The man, identified arsenic Vikramsingh Negi, who was a firm executive, was convicted for rape and breach of spot connected the ground of a ailment lodged by the woman. The complainant accused Negi of repeatedly raping her astatine his home, promising to wed her aft divorcing his wife. The FIR against Negi was registered astatine Mahila Police Station (West) successful Ahmedabad metropolis successful 2021.
The tribunal of Additional Sessions Judge Jayeshkumar Patel Wednesday observed, “The accused successful the lawsuit has committed sedate offence of rape. It is judicial to punish (the accused) to acceptable an illustration successful the nine truthful that criminals are deterred from committing (such) offence.”
For his condemnation for breach of trust, the tribunal awarded Negi rigorous imprisonment of 3 years, adding that the situation condemnation has to beryllium served concurrently. The good imposed connected him includes an magnitude of Rs 10,000 for breach of trust.
The sessions tribunal has besides ordered outgo of a compensation of Rs 25,000 to the complainant from the full good amount, adding that the convict has to acquisition 1 twelvemonth of elemental imprisonment if helium fails to wage the fine.
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