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Land Dispute Leads to Assault Conviction
16 Oct
Summary
- Three men convicted for assaulting woman in 2022.
- The assault stemmed from a land dispute.
- Sentences range from six months to two years imprisonment.
In a 2022 case stemming from a land dispute, three men have been convicted and sentenced by Additional Senior Civil Judge and JMFC, Puttur, Devaraj YH. The court found the allegations proven after a trial.
The incident occurred on December 27, 2022, within the limits of Puttur Rural Police Station. A disagreement over land escalated into an assault, with the woman's modesty also being outraged. Police registered a case under relevant Indian Penal Code sections.
During the trial, the prosecution was represented by Assistant Public Prosecutor Chethana Devi. The investigation, led by Subramanya H, gathered evidence and filed a chargesheet against Arun Kumar, Vinaya Kumar G, and Sundara PM.
Arun Kumar received a sentence of six months' simple imprisonment for assault and two years' simple imprisonment with a Rs 10,000 fine for outraging modesty. All three were sentenced to one year's simple imprisonment each for criminal intimidation and fined Rs 5,000, with additional jail time for non-payment.
