12 Yrs RI for rape convict
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 25 2017:
Special Court POCSO Imphal West, in yet another landmark judgement, sentenced one 28 year old RK Yaima to 12 years rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 20,000 under Section 4 of POCSO Act, for raping a minor girl .
The sentence was announced today by Special Judge POCSO Imphal West, Maibam Manojkumar after the sentence hearing of the trial against the convict RK Yaima (28) s/o RK Leisabi of Ningthoukhong Maning Leikai on October 17.Yaima was produced before the Court during the sentence hearing of the case .
After hearing the submission by the APP of the State, A Nilachandra, for maximum punishment for the crime committed by the convict and prayer by the defense counsel, Advocate Samom Ibjen, for awarding minimum punishment, the Court perused all the materials on record, the ration laid down by the Supreme Court and High Court with regard to sentence in rape case and sentenced the convict to 12 years of rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 20,000 .
According to the order, in case of default of payment of the fine, the convict will have to undergo further six months simple imprisonment .
The fine of Rs 20,000 shall be deposited to the Court and the amount is to be given to the victim as compensation and the period which the convict has already undergone imprisonment during investigation as well as during the trial, if any, will be set off from the sentence awarded .
The Court recommended providing compensation to the minor under the victim compensation scheme and also directed the order to be forwarded to Manipur State Legal Service Authority for doing the needful .
The Court also recommended providing Rs 2 lakh compensation to the victim from the Financial Assistance and Support Service to Victim of Rape, a scheme launched by he Ministry of Women and Child Development .
It may be mentioned that RK Yaima was convicted by the Court on October 17 after the order was kept reserved by the Court.
It may also be mentioned that the mother of the minor, lodged a written complaint before the OC, Lamshang police station on March 26, 2013, alleging that her daughter was raped by her boyfriend/ convict at Chabou Sabal Sanjenbam after threatening her (victim) that he would crush her head .
The victim girl did not disclose the incident to her parents but in October, the same year, the mother discovered her daughters' bulging stomach and after medical examination, it was revealed that the victim was 32 weeks pregnant .
A regular case was registered against the convict by Lamshang police station and several attempts were made by the police to arrest the convict .
After the police failed to nab him, a proclamation under section 82 CrPC was issued against the convict, RK Yaima, by the then Special Judge POCSO Manipur East .
Later, RK Yaima was arrested by a team of Bishnupur police on June 24, 2014 and on the same day, Lamshang police formally arrested the convict before handing him over to Imphal West women police station for investigation .
After the investigation of the case, the IO of Imphal West women police station submitted charge sheet against the convict with eight prosecution witnesses for the trail of the case.