let off by court as it was their first crime
The CJM court of Kendrapda on Saturday convicted five persons of brutally attacking another person to avenge political enmity. However, the court finding that it was their first crime acquitted them on a security bond of `20,000 to be paid by each of them.
The convicted persons are Nari Sarkar, Himanshu Debnath,Uttam Debnath,Narrotam Debnath and Ratan kanjilal of BB colony, Ramnagar. They had attacked one Birakishore Sahoo with sharp weapons and tied his hands way back on May 7, 2007 while Birakishore was returning from the Jamboo police outpost to his house.
The court also ordered that the five persons would be punished as per the court’s direction if they commit any crime within three years. The CJM also ordered Nari Sarkar and Narottam Debanath to pay a compensation amount of `10,000 to Birakishore Sahoo, said Ramakanta Swain, Public Prosecutor of the CJM court.