Man convicted for murder, gets life term
tnn | Mar 28, 2019, 04:12 ISTKanpur: Kanpur Nagar additional district and sessions judge (court no. 14) Aniruddha Kumar Tiwari on Wednesday convicted one Ajay Sharma for committing murder and sentenced him for life imprisonment along with a fine of Rs. 22,000.
The prosecution had pleaded that the case be treated as rarest of rare as accused had brutally killed a man, but the presiding judge observed that the case did not come under the ambit of rarest to rare, hence accused Ajay Sharma was liable to serve life imprisonment in jail.
According to additional district government counsel (ADGC) Pradeep Kumar Sahu, complainant Himanshu Sharma of Juhi lodged a report with the police that his aunty’s son Ajay Sharma alias Budhi Lal, a resident of Harbans Mohal, had come to his house in Basanti Nagar on March 31, 2011 around 3 pm. He inquired about Bantoo Prasad Sharma. Later, he developed an altercation with Bantoo over playing music on computer. After heated arguments, Ajay took out a ‘sooja’ a sharp tool, and attacked Bantoo.
Ajay caught Bantoo by one hand and inflicted several blows on his abdomen and chest. Bantoo ran from the spot and sought help from locals but none came forward. Bantoo later succumbed to injuries.
During trial, Ajay pleaded that had been falsely implicated but the presiding judge rejected his plea and sentenced him as per law.
The prosecution had pleaded that the case be treated as rarest of rare as accused had brutally killed a man, but the presiding judge observed that the case did not come under the ambit of rarest to rare, hence accused Ajay Sharma was liable to serve life imprisonment in jail.
According to additional district government counsel (ADGC) Pradeep Kumar Sahu, complainant Himanshu Sharma of Juhi lodged a report with the police that his aunty’s son Ajay Sharma alias Budhi Lal, a resident of Harbans Mohal, had come to his house in Basanti Nagar on March 31, 2011 around 3 pm. He inquired about Bantoo Prasad Sharma. Later, he developed an altercation with Bantoo over playing music on computer. After heated arguments, Ajay took out a ‘sooja’ a sharp tool, and attacked Bantoo.
Ajay caught Bantoo by one hand and inflicted several blows on his abdomen and chest. Bantoo ran from the spot and sought help from locals but none came forward. Bantoo later succumbed to injuries.
During trial, Ajay pleaded that had been falsely implicated but the presiding judge rejected his plea and sentenced him as per law.
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