Jabalpur
The Madhya Pradesh Desh High Court has given relief from the death sentence to the convict of rape and attempt to murder a 4 -year -old girl. The Jabalpur bench converted the sentence of the accused into a sentence of 25 years. The court said that the guilty person was illiterate and tribal. He did not get good education in childhood. Because of this he committed this crime.
High court decision
The trial court sentenced the accused Rajkumar to death, but Rajkumar appealed against it in the High Court. The Division Bench of the High Court, after hearing, said that in view of this crime, the death penalty is not appropriate. The court also admitted that the crime occurred due to the family background of the accused and lack of education. Therefore, the High Court reduced his sentence to 25 years imprisonment.
Learn what was the whole case…
The incident is from a village in Khandwa district on the night of 30 and 31 October 2022. When a 4 -year -old girl was sleeping in her house. The family noticed that the girl was not in bed. On searching, the girl was found in the mango garden located near the house in the unconscious position. The girl was referred to Indore after immediate first aid. Where his life was saved.
The police arrested the accused Rajkumar within 24 hours. The trial court found allegations of rape and attempt to murder against the accused and sentenced him to death.
Trying to strangle
The accused Rajkumar (20) was a resident of Khalwa and worked in the Rajput dhaba on Jaswadi Road. On the day of the incident, the girl was sleeping in a hut in the field with the family. Rajkumar raped the girl and took her to a deserted area. Then murdered He strangled him with intentions. When the girl fainted, he considered her dead and threw her into the bushes.
Police action
The police started searching for the girl on the family’s report. The next day the policeman arrived at the dhaba with Snifer Dog. After the dog’s prince reached the dhaba, the suspicion of the police was found correct. The police arrested Rajkumar. It told that he had thrown her into the bushes after raping the girl. The girl was saved by the police and her life was saved after treatment.
The case is on the intervening night of 30 and 31 October 2022 in Khandwa district. The 4 -year -old girl was sleeping in her house. During this time, when the family woke up, she did not appear in bed. On searching, the girl was found in a dying condition in the mango garden near the house. He was referred to Indore after first aid in Khandwa.
The police arrested the accused Rajkumar within 24 hours. In April 2023, the trial court sentenced her to death, finding the allegation of rape and attempt to murder.
The girl was strangled, considering it dead, Rajkumar (20) was a resident of Khalwa. He used to work in Rajput Dhaba on Jaswadi Road. The tribal families lived in the field behind the dhaba. On the day of the incident, a four -year -old girl was sleeping in a hut in the farm with the family.
The prince picked him up and took him to a deserted area. Rape After this, the girl was strangled with the intention of murder. On being unconscious, he considered him dead and threw it in the bushes, one and a half fortimeters away from the house.
Innocent found unconscious in bushes, barely left there, On the family’s report, the police started searching for the girl. The next morning the policeman reached the family’s hut with Snowfer Dog. Here Dog Rajput stopped at the dhaba. The police questioned the staff. It was found out that Rajukmar was missing since night.
The suspicion of the police deepened. Prince’s mobile to surveillance Put on He was arrested as soon as he came to know the location. He told that after the rape, the girl was killed and thrown away. The police found the girl from her location. Seeing breathing, he was admitted to the district hospital. Indore was referred from here, where his life could be saved after long treatment.
Defense argument- apart from DNA report There is no evidence in the trial court, the defense argued that apart from the DNA report, the police has no evidence. Not a single eyewitness or any evidence has been found by the police. At the same time, the police said that the DNA report is scientific evidence, which has proved that the girl was raped and later attempted to murder her. Considering this, Rajkumar was sentenced to death by the trial court.
High Court said- cruel act but death sentence Not appropriate, Rajkumar appealed to the High Court against this decision of the trial court. While hearing this, the Division Bench said on Thursday- Rape from a 4-year-old innocent and then strangled her to try to kill her. But given the family background of the young man, the death penalty is not appropriate. Due to the wrong company, he did this disgusting act.
