RIGOROUS LIFE IMPRISONMENT SLAPPED TO CONVICT RANBIR EKKA @ RAJESH FOR AGGRAVATING SEXUAL ASSAULT, UPON A SEVEN YEARS GIRL CHILD AT A HIGHLY REPUTED INSTITUTION AT MATIGARA, SILIGURI
Sessions Case No 39/2014 corresponding to Matigara P.S.Case No 57/14.
State Versus Ranbir [email protected] Rajesh.
A highly reputed Convent Institution (name anonymous) at Matigara, Siliguri, hit the headlines on the February 7, 2014, when an F.I.R. was lodged by the mother of the victim at Matigara Police Station with a report that her minor daughter aged seven had been to school as usual, at lunch break she wanted to have water, the convict who happened to be the guard took her to the terrace of the school and seeing nobody, put a handkerchief on her mouth, the victim girl became dizzy and then taking advantage of the situation, committed aggravated sexual assault upon the minor girl. The victim returned home and was not feeling well nor was communicating properly with her parents and then when she was asked repeatedly by her mother then the victim child narrated the incident, the accused Ranbir Ekka @ Rajesh was identified from the school magazine. Ranbir was arrested on the February 11, 2014, thereafter, Charge Sheet No 85/2014 dated 22.03.14 was filed under Sections 376 (2)(1) Indian Penal Code read with Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012. The accused Ranbir was enlarged on bail on September 29, 2014. Trials commenced and in total 10 witnesses were examined.
An opportunity was given for the last time to the convict who pleaded for mercy considering his family and children and being the only earning member of the family, the District Public Prosecutor Mr Pranay Rai stressed, “Family… being only earning member vis a vis mercy etc etc cannot hold licence to exculpate the dirty mind of the guilty, We send our daughter to reputed institution for education and of becoming future pillars of the nation not to be raped, Justice should be merciless to the perpetrators of Law”. Mr Anupam Mukherjee, Additional Sessions Judge cum Special Judge observed in a large gathering of pin drop silence, that it is not a case to dealt the convict under Section 360 of the Cr.P.C. or Section 3 or 4 of Probation of Offenders Act since the accused is the custodian of the child of the school who are going to teach something in the institution. When the care and protection is upon a girl of a school is entrusted and when the girl of that school is deprived of that protection rather has been wrongly dealt with the “guard” of the school, no leniency should be shown in this case in respect of giving sentence. The situation under which the victim girl was dealt with by the convict at the school premises is not only shameful but also hateful in all respect. If leniency be shown in respect of sentence a wrong message will go to the society and the society at large will be affected and the wrong doer will get encouragement to do wrongful act. Accordingly in my view the highest punishment of this case should be given…”
Today judgement was pronounced sentencing the convict Ranbir Ekka @ Rajesh Of Bidhanpally, Shib Mandir, P.S. Matigara, Dist Darjeeling: Rigorous Life Imprisonment with an additional fine of Rs 10,000/-
COURT : Mr Anupam Mukherjee, Additional Sessions Judge Court II cum Special Judge under POCSO Act 2012.
PROSECUTOR : Mr Pranay Rai, District Public Prosecutor, District of Darjeeling.
INVESTIGATING OFFICER : Mr Nitya Dey Sarkar, S.I. Siliguri Police Commissionarate, Siliguri.
FORENSIC INVESTIGATION: Dr Rumi Moitra, North Bengal Medical College.
Dr Anurup Saha, North Bengal Medical College.
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