<p> The Karnataka High Court has imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on a rape accused. The incident took place 19 years ago. Earlier, the trial court had dismissed the case for want of evidence. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The High Court order came after the State government challenged the trial order.The Division Bench comprising Justices D V Shylendra Kumar and B V Pinto, which heard the matter for over six hours, convicted the accused Nagendra under Section 417 of IPC (cheating) and imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh.<br /><br /> The court observed: “Since the incident took place 19 years ago, there is no point in sending the accused to prison.”<br /><br />However, considering that the victim Jayamma (name changed) suffered and had to raise her daughter, who is now 18 years old, single-handedly, the Division Bench directed the accused to deposit the amount in the name of the victim and her daughter.<br /><br /> If the accused failed to do so, he will have to undergo simple imprisonment of two years, the court ruled. <br /><br />False promise <br /><br />The victim, a resident of K R Pet in Mandya district, was raped by Nagendra, a farmer and a neighbour, in 1993. <br /><br />The victim moved the Court stating that she was given a false promise of marriage.<br /><br /> However, the Mandya Sessions Court ruled in favour of the accused and dismissed the petition stating that the victim was a consenting party to the rape and had not disclosed about the offence until she was nine months pregnant. <br /><br />The State government moved the High Court in 2007 seeking to quash the sessions court orders. <br /><br />When the matter came up for hearing before the Division Bench, government counsel N S Sampangi Ramaiah submitted that the trial court had overlooked the DNA report and sought punishment to the accused under Sections 376 and 417 of the Indian Penal Code.<br /><br />The Division Bench convicted the accused under Section 417 and disposed of the matter.</p>
<p> The Karnataka High Court has imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on a rape accused. The incident took place 19 years ago. Earlier, the trial court had dismissed the case for want of evidence. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The High Court order came after the State government challenged the trial order.The Division Bench comprising Justices D V Shylendra Kumar and B V Pinto, which heard the matter for over six hours, convicted the accused Nagendra under Section 417 of IPC (cheating) and imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh.<br /><br /> The court observed: “Since the incident took place 19 years ago, there is no point in sending the accused to prison.”<br /><br />However, considering that the victim Jayamma (name changed) suffered and had to raise her daughter, who is now 18 years old, single-handedly, the Division Bench directed the accused to deposit the amount in the name of the victim and her daughter.<br /><br /> If the accused failed to do so, he will have to undergo simple imprisonment of two years, the court ruled. <br /><br />False promise <br /><br />The victim, a resident of K R Pet in Mandya district, was raped by Nagendra, a farmer and a neighbour, in 1993. <br /><br />The victim moved the Court stating that she was given a false promise of marriage.<br /><br /> However, the Mandya Sessions Court ruled in favour of the accused and dismissed the petition stating that the victim was a consenting party to the rape and had not disclosed about the offence until she was nine months pregnant. <br /><br />The State government moved the High Court in 2007 seeking to quash the sessions court orders. <br /><br />When the matter came up for hearing before the Division Bench, government counsel N S Sampangi Ramaiah submitted that the trial court had overlooked the DNA report and sought punishment to the accused under Sections 376 and 417 of the Indian Penal Code.<br /><br />The Division Bench convicted the accused under Section 417 and disposed of the matter.</p>
