Nasarullaganj sessions court on Friday sentenced a rape accused to life imprisonment and also imposed a fine of Rs5000 on him.
According to prosecution, the accused Chandrashekhar alias Shekhar, aged 30 years and resident of Budni, had raped the mentally challenged married woman when she was returning from a temple at around 10 am on February 28 in 2010.
After raping her, the accused also crushed her face and private parts with a boulder causing serious injuries. The rapist also intimidated her not to tell anybody about the incident.
On returning home, the victim who was in extreme state of shock and pain, told her brother Nandlal that she has been beaten by the accused. Out of fear, she did not tell him about the rape. On this, a complaint against the accused was lodged at the Budhni police station for causing injuries to the victim.
The next day, the victim told her daughter that she had also been raped by the accused and subsequently, she went to the police station with her daughter to lodge a complaint of rape. The police registered case against Chandrashekhar under sections 341, 376, 325 and 308 of the IPC. He was arrested and presented before the court which sent him to jail.
On the basis of statements of the victim and other witnesses, sessions judge Shashi Bhushan Pathak found Chandrashekhar guilty and awarded him life imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs5000 on the accused under section 376 of IPC. Besides, he was also awarded seven years rigorous imprisonment and fine of Rs1000 under section 325 of IPC.