Lakhan, 32, who was caught with 12.7 gm heroin near Hallomajra light point in Chandigarh , has been awarded rigorous imprisonment (RI) for seven months and eight days, a period which he has already undergone in detention
The youth was convicted under Sections 363 (kidnapping) and 376 (3) (committing rape on a woman under 16 years of age) of the Indian Penal Code, and Section 4 (penetrative sexual assault) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act
Chandigarh Police had recovered a total of 60 injections, including 35 Buprenorphine injections IP (2ml each) and 25 Pheniramine Maleate injections IP (10 ML each) from the accused during a patrol in January 2022
While returning home on his cycle, he was crossing by the house of Ram Raj, who was sitting at the main door of the house with a vessel in his hand; as soon as he reached near him, the accused threw acid on him and escaped
The prosecution said that the convict was awarded the death penalty for murder, seven years’ rigorous imprisonment for criminal intimidation and 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment under sections of the Arms Act