GUWAHATI, India, April 24 -- Gauhati High Court issued the following order on March 23:
1. The present appeal arises out of the judgment dated 13th day of September, 2024 pronounced by the learned Sessions Judge, (FTC-2) Tinsukia in Sessions Case No. 13 (T) of 2021) arising out of Tinsukia P.S. Case No. 739/2019, convicting the appellant under Section 376, IPC and sentencing him to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment for 10 years for his offence u/s. 376 IPC, and to pay a fine of Rs. 10,000/- in default to undergo S.I. for another 6 months. The fine amount, if realised, was to be paid to the victim. The accused was entitled to have the previous custodial period set off against the total period of conviction, as per section 428 Cr.P.C.
2. The c...