The District Court of Ilam has ordered to sentence Shuv Karan Chaudhary,35 of Triyuga Municipality-5 for 10 years on August 24 on charge of raping a 35-year-old woman. The court has also ordered for Rs 10,000 as compensation from the convict.
A single bench of district court judge Mahendra Bahadur Karki has given a verdict on the case.
The victim woman had lodged a complaint at District Police Office on June 15 accusing him of raping her on June 14. He was remanded in custody by a court order on July 11.
The victim underwent a health check up at District Hospital on June 14.