A 28-year-old man was sentenced to capital imprisonment on the charge of brutally killing a minor boy after sodomizing him; final verdict was delivered by Special Session Court Judge, Sagar, Anil Verma on Wednesday.
The accused Sacchu alias Sachin Kushwaha was found guilty under sections 302, 363, 364, 377 and 201 of the IPC and sections 3 and 4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act-2012.
According to prosecution, the accused had abducted a minor boy had unnatural sex with him and later killed him and disposed his body which was later recovered in the investigation by the police and it was found that the accused was behind the crime.
In November 2013, the minor boy had gone missing from Khimlasa Sagar and was later found dead after three days.
The minor went missing on November 17, 2013 and was later his body was found on November 20, 2013.
The accused was convicted by the judge for offence under section 363 and 201 of the IPC and was sentenced of seven years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a penalty of Rs 5000.
The accused was convicted by the judge for offence under section 364 of the IPC for life imprisonment and imposed a penalty of Rs 10000.
The accused was convicted by the judge for offence under section 364 of the IPC for life imprisonment and imposed a penalty of Rs 10000 and under section 302 of the IPC accused was convicted for death sentence and penalty of Rs 10000.
Failing to pay the penalty would attract six months of additional imprisonment for every unpaid penalty amount.
life imprisonment was sentenced for section 3 and 4 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act-2012 and a penalty of Rs 10000 was imposed.