Nakli vs State of Uttarakhand - 2023 Supreme(UK) 579

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2023 Supreme(UK) 579

PANKAJ PUROHIT
Nakli – Appellant
Versus
State of Uttarakhand – Respondent

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant : Ms. Deepa Arya
For the Respondent: Mr. Ranjan Ghildiyal, Mr. Tapan Singh

JUDGMENT :

This appeal is preferred by the appellant from Jail assailing the judgment and order dated 23/25.01.2019 passed by learned FTC/Additional Sessions Judge/Special Judge POCSO, Haridwar in Special Sessions Trial No.130 of 2017, whereby the learned trial court vide the impugned judgment and order has convicted and sentenced the accused–appellant as under:-

S. No	Conviction	Sentence	Fine	Sentence in-default of fine
1.	376(2)(i) IPC	Ten years Rigorous Imprisonment	Rs.20,000/-	One month additional imprisonment
2.	5(m)/6 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012	Ten years Rigorous imprisonment.	Rs.20,000/-	One month additional imprisonment
3.	506 IPC	One year Rigorous Imprisonment	Rs.5,000/-	15 days’ additional imprisonment

All the aforesaid sentences were directed to run concurrently and the period already spent in jail by the appellant was directed to be set off with the imprisonment so awarded. The learned Additional Sessions Judge awarded Rs.30,000/- as compensation to the victim.

2. The case of the

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2023 Supreme(UK) 579

PANKAJ PUROHITNakli – AppellantVersusState of Uttarakhand – Respondent

PANKAJ PUROHIT
Nakli – Appellant
Versus
State of Uttarakhand – Respondent