Mani Majra resident gets 2-yr RI

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, December 18

Puneet Mohinia, Judicial Magistrate (First Class), Chandigarh, has sentenced a Mani Majra resident, Sunil Kumar, to two-year rigorous imprisonment (RI) after convicting him in a molestation case.

The police had registered a case against the accused for the offences punishable under Sections 354, 354-D, 341 and 506 of the IPC on the complaint of a woman.

In the complaint, the woman said she was going towards Mani Majra on her Activa scooter on August 18, 2017. When she reached in front of Bansal Atta Chakki, Subhash Nagar, Mani Majra, an accused, Sunil Kumar, who was following her, reached there and stopped his Activa ahead of her scooter. He caught hold of her hand.

She slapped the accused and also raised an alarm, following which people gathered there. The accused threatened to kill her and fled from the spot. She informed the police about the incident. The accused was arrested later.

After the completion of investigation, a challan was presented against the accused in the court.

Finding a prima facie case, the accused was chargesheeted to which he pleaded not guilty and claimed trial.

The counsel for the accused argued that he had been falsely implicated in the case and no alleged occurrence took place. The public prosecutor claimed that the prosecution had proved the case.

After hearing the arguments, the court said the prosecution had fully proved the case beyond the shadow of reasonable doubt.

The court also rejected the plea of the accused for leniency claiming that he is a poor person and only bread earner in his family. The court said keeping in mind the nature of the offence, the convict did not deserve any leniency or benefit of probation.