Man gets 20 years for theft and murder
7 May 2012 8:03 AM IST
A youth, who had murdered a man after robbing him of Rs 2.5 lakh at gun point and grievously injured his son, has been sentenced to 20 years in jail by a Delhi court, which said he was a ‘desperate’ criminal for whom life has no value.
Terming the case as ‘rare’, Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Kamini Lau said, 29-year-old Anil Kumar will not be granted any remission till he undergoes an actual sentence of 20 years in jail and imposed a fine of Rs 22,000 on him.
The court held the Haryana native guilty of murdering Krishan Kumar Bansal and injuring his son, while robbing them in daylight two years ago here.
‘I am of a considered opinion that this case cannot be put on the same pedestal as other ordinary murder cases. It is also true that punishment in every case does send a message to the community at large.
‘Hence, this case can be easily classified as a rare case, which calls for the exercise of alternative options by the court,’ the judge said, awarding a sentence of 20 years rigorous imprisonment to Kumar. The judge refused leniency to Kumar saying the courts of law cannot ignore the conditions prevailing in the country where the law and order situation has deteriorated and worsened in the recent past.
‘Young persons are robbing innocent victims by putting them in fear of death with unhesitant and indiscriminate use of dangerous weapons on them whether or not they offer any resistance, thereby spreading terror in the society and adversely affecting the social order and faith of the people in the system,’ ASJ Lau said.
‘Convict Anil Kumar is a desperate criminal for whom life has no value and he does not hesitate to take law in his hands and ruthlessly silences his victims at slightest resistance as has happened in the present case. He has destroyed the family of the victims by taking away the life of the senior earning member and grievously injuring his son,’ she said.
Terming the case as ‘rare’, Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Kamini Lau said, 29-year-old Anil Kumar will not be granted any remission till he undergoes an actual sentence of 20 years in jail and imposed a fine of Rs 22,000 on him.
The court held the Haryana native guilty of murdering Krishan Kumar Bansal and injuring his son, while robbing them in daylight two years ago here.
‘I am of a considered opinion that this case cannot be put on the same pedestal as other ordinary murder cases. It is also true that punishment in every case does send a message to the community at large.
‘Hence, this case can be easily classified as a rare case, which calls for the exercise of alternative options by the court,’ the judge said, awarding a sentence of 20 years rigorous imprisonment to Kumar. The judge refused leniency to Kumar saying the courts of law cannot ignore the conditions prevailing in the country where the law and order situation has deteriorated and worsened in the recent past.
‘Young persons are robbing innocent victims by putting them in fear of death with unhesitant and indiscriminate use of dangerous weapons on them whether or not they offer any resistance, thereby spreading terror in the society and adversely affecting the social order and faith of the people in the system,’ ASJ Lau said.
‘Convict Anil Kumar is a desperate criminal for whom life has no value and he does not hesitate to take law in his hands and ruthlessly silences his victims at slightest resistance as has happened in the present case. He has destroyed the family of the victims by taking away the life of the senior earning member and grievously injuring his son,’ she said.
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