Accused Sentenced to Ten Year Imprisonment for Statutory Rape
The District Court sentenced 19-year-old Suman Patel, of India, currently living in Bharatpur-5, to 10-years- imprisonment for the crime of raping a 13-year-old girl. The bench of the District Court Judge Pushparaj Thapaliya on September 16 has decided to sentence him to 10 years imprisonment along with a compensation of Rs 1,00,000 and a fine of Rs 5,00,000.
The aggrieved party filed a complaint at the District Police Office, Chitwan, on February 21 alleging that Patel had raped the victim on February 20. The Information Officer and Registrar of the Court, Bishnu Acharya, stated that the court decided to allocate 4% of the fine to the victim relief fund.
Dipendra Adhikari
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