Daijiworld Media Network – Puttur

Puttur, Oct 16: A court in Puttur has sentenced three accused in a case involving the assault of a woman and outraging her modesty following a land dispute on December 27, 2022, within the jurisdiction of Puttur Rural police station.

The case was registered under Crime No. 113/2022 under Sections 447, 504, 506, 323 and 354, read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

Subramanya H, who was then serving at Puttur Rural police station, investigated the case, gathered the necessary evidence and filed a charge sheet against Arun Kumar, Vinay Kumar G and Sundar P M.

The case was heard by Judge Devaraj Y H at the additional senior civil judge and judicial magistrate first class (ASCJ and JMFC Court in Puttur. After the trial, the judge held that the charges against the accused had been proved and pronounced the sentences.

Arun Kumar, the first accused, was sentenced to six months of simple imprisonment for the offence punishable under Section 323 of the IPC.

For the offence punishable under Section 354 of the IPC, Arun Kumar was sentenced to two years of simple imprisonment and fined Rs 10,000. In default of payment of the fine, he will have to undergo an additional three months of simple imprisonment.

All three accused were sentenced to one year of simple imprisonment each for the offence punishable under Section 506 of the IPC. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on each of them. Failure to pay the fine will result in an additional three months of simple imprisonment for each accused.

Assistant public prosecutor Chetana Devi presented the prosecution's case before the court.