Court awards 2 years imprisonment in hurting religious sentiments
JKUT (Jammu), November-29-2021-( JNF):- Principal Sessions Judge Reasi RN Wattal awarded 2 years imprisonment to Deepak Kumar for hurting religious sentiments.
According to the police case that on 11.10.2019 complainant namely Anil Kumar S/o Sita Ram R/o Beawalian Tehsil Pouni has moved written application before SHO Police Station Pouni with the averment that adjoining to village Beawalian there is one ashram and near to the ashram there was a installed idol of Lord Hanuman Ji and in the intervening night of 10/11.10.2019 some one intentionally broke the arm of that idol, as a result religious sentiments of Hindu community of the area were injured. It is on this report FIR no. 58/2019 for the commission of offences u/s 295 of RPC was registered and investigation commenced, IO went to the spot, prepared the spot sketch, got photography of idol of Lord Hanuman Ji done and arrested the accused namely Deepak Kumar alias Deepa u/s 54 of Cr.P.C and at the disclosure statement of the accused the arm of the idol of Lord Hanuman Ji was recovered, spot sketch of recovery was prepared, statement of witnesses were recorded u/s 161 of Cr.P.C and offences u/s 295 of RPC were proved against the accused and charge sheet presented in the court on 16.10.2019.
Principal Sessions Judge Reasi RN Wattal after hearing both the sides awarded 2 years imprisonment. JNF
