SRINAGAR: A court in Srinagar has convicted a man for raping a minor girl from the Soura area of Srinagar in 2012 and termed it a “crime against society”.
“It is established that the accused at the time of committing the heinous crime of rape with a minor girl who was studying in 4th class, was a major married person living with his wife in a rented room in the neighborhood of the victim who used to go there for playing with younger brother of the accused who was also putting up with them there,” presiding officer of 2nd Additional Session Judge Srinagar, Renu Dogra Gupta said after hearing the counsel for accused and additional Public Prosecutor Farooq Ahmad Malik.
“The accused had gagged her mouth and committed the heinous and barbaric crime of rape with her there and also threaten not to disclose the same to anyone,” the court said and convicted him for the offense under 376 RPC (rape).
The court observed that the victim who was a minor at that time might have suffered very much. “And (she) has lost everything including honour, dignity, education etc. She became a helpless victim of a diabolic person whose sin was only this that she used to go to the accused’s rented residence for playing with his younger brother and innocent child was made prey of lust by accused”.
The court said that the accused being a major and married person, was fully aware of the consequences of his “barbaric act”, adding that the Crime of this nature against the child girl, is definitely a crime against society.
Stating that the prosecution has successfully proved the guilt of the accused beyond any reasonable doubt, the court said, “The accused is liable to be convicted for the offense punishable under Sections 376 of RPC,” the court said.
After convicting him the court sent him to judicial custody in the central jail in Srinagar.
Pertinently, police had received a complaint from the girl’s father that he took his daughter for check after she complained of abdominal pain and upon tests by the doctors she was declared to be pregnant.
On being asked, the minor girl disclosed that the person who resides in their neighborhood as tenant, namely Irshad Ahmad of Malik of Ahlan Gadwak Kokernag, raped her several times, the prosecution said based on the statement by the complainant.
After receiving the report, the prosecution said, a case (FIR No 33/2012) for the commission of offence punishable under Section 376 RPC was registered in police Station Soura and the investigation started. During investigation, it said, the victim girl’s age certificate was obtained and she was found to be 14 years old.
Subsequently, the accused was arrested and on the basis of the facts and evidence collected, it said, a charge sheet under Section 376 RPC was filed on 23 June 2012. Subsequently the trial ensued and culminated in conviction of the accused, Irshad Ahmad of Malik of Ahlan Gadwak Kokernag, at present Anchar Soura.
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