{"id":57498,"date":"2019-09-04T13:27:52","date_gmt":"2019-09-04T07:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?p=57498"},"modified":"2019-09-04T13:27:52","modified_gmt":"2019-09-04T07:57:52","slug":"court-sentences-nine-in-nari-niketan-rape-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/court-sentences-nine-in-nari-niketan-rape-case","title":{"rendered":"Court sentences nine in Nari Niketan rape case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Nari-Niketan-rape-case.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"268\" height=\"155\" data-attachment-id=\"57499\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/court-sentences-nine-in-nari-niketan-rape-case\/nari-niketan-rape-case\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Nari-Niketan-rape-case.jpg?fit=268%2C155&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"268,155\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Nari Niketan rape case\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Nari-Niketan-rape-case.jpg?fit=268%2C155&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-57499\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Nari-Niketan-rape-case.jpg?resize=268%2C155&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Nari-Niketan-rape-case.jpg?w=268&amp;ssl=1 268w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Nari-Niketan-rape-case.jpg?resize=150%2C87&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0A Dehradun court has sentenced the main accused in the rape and abortion case of a hearing and speech impaired inmate at a government-run shelter home here in 2015 to seven years in prison.<\/p>\n<p>The court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Dharam Singh on Monday also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on Gurudas &#8211; the main convict in the case who worked as a sweeper at the Nari Niketan.<\/p>\n<p>His jail term will be increased by 30 days in case he does not pay the fine, the ADSJ said while pronouncing the judgement.<\/p>\n<p>Eight other convicts in the case including the then superintendent of the shelter home Meenakshi Pokhriyal were awarded jail sentences ranging between two and five years.<\/p>\n<p>The case pertains to the rape and subsequent abortion of an inmate suffering from hearing and speech impairment at the Nari Niketan in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>The victim was made to undergo an abortion after rape and the foetus buried within the premises of the shelter home.<\/p>\n<p>The court had convicted nine persons in the case on Friday and pronounced the quantum of punishment on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Homeguard Lalit Bisht and caretaker Mohammad Hashim, who had been found guilty of sexually assaulting the victim, were sentenced to five years in jail besides a penalty of Rs 10,000 each.<\/p>\n<p>Nari Niketan staff Chandrakala Chhetri, Kiran Nautiyal, Anita Mandola and Shama Nigar were awarded jail terms of four years each.<\/p>\n<p>Former superintendent of the shelter home Pokhriyal and a teacher Krishna Kant were given two year jail sentences besides a fine of Rs 5000 each.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0A Dehradun court has sentenced the main accused in the rape and abortion case of a hearing and speech impaired inmate at a government-run shelter home here in 2015 to seven years in prison. 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