2 decades on, man sentenced to 2-year RI in attempt to murder case

Chandigarh, December 26

A man, who did not spend even a single day either in the police or judicial custody, has been sentenced to two years rigorous imprisonment by the Punjab and Haryana High Court in a nearly two-decade old attempt to murder case. The case was registered following an alleged fight over a small container.

In all, four accused were convicted by the trial court. Two of the accused were sentenced to seven years rigorous imprisonment for attempt to murder under Section 307 of the IPC, while the others were sentenced to two years. An FIR in the matter was registered in April 2004, the order of conviction and sentence was passed by Gurdaspur Additional Sessions Judge, (Adhoc), Fast Track Court, in February 2004 and the case was pending in the High Court since then. — TNS