State of Haryana vs Vinod @ Munna - 2021 Supreme(P&H) 1760

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2021 Supreme(P&H) 1760

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
ANOOP CHITKARA, SUKHVINDER KAUR
State of Haryana – Appellant
Versus
Vinod @ Munna – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellant : Mr. Yuvraj Shandilya, A.A.G., Mr. Atul Gaur, A.A.G.
For the Respondent:Mr. Ashwani Bhandwal and Mr. Sumit Sharma, Advocates

JUDGMENT :

ANOOP CHITKARA, J.

FIR No.	Dated	Police Station	Section
336	21.12.2020	City Jhajjar, Haryana	302, 376AB, 365 IPC 6 of POCSO Act 3 of SCSTPO Act

Criminal Case number before the Sessions Court	CIS No. SC/154/2020
Date of Decision	25.10.2021
Date of Order on the Quantum of Sentence	29.11.2021

Sentence imposed upon the convict – Vinod @ Munna
Section	Sentence of imprisonment	Fine in INR	Sentence in default of payment of fine
451 IPC	RI for 07 years	5000/	SI for one month
365 IPC	RI for 07 years	5000/-	SI for one month
367 IPC	RI for 10 years	25000/-	SI for three months
377 IPC	RI for 10 years	50000/-	SI for three months
376-AB IPC	Imprisonment for natural life	50000/-	SI for three months
302 IPC	Death penalty. To be hanged by neck till death	-	-
6 of POCSO Act	Imprisonment for life	50000/-	SI for three months

1. On the intervening night of Dec 20/21, 2020, on her 5^th birthday, the victim ‘M’, whom this Court would affectionately refer to as ‘Laadli’, was allegedly abducted by the appellant Vinod alias Munna, a plumber with criminal antecedents, aged 27, from her parents. Vinod took Laadli to his home, which was at a distance of approximately 40-50 meters. He locked and bolted the doors, committed her rape, and then smother