Kulgam resident Dawood Dar was arrested with a grenade
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SRINAGAR: Special Judge (Designated Under NIA Act), Anantnag, Javaid Aalam has sentenced an affiliate of Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) to four years and 8 months jail. The Court further directed accused to also pay a fine of Rs 5,000 failing which he would undergo simple imprisonment of six months more.
According to prosecution, LeT affiliate namely Dawood Ahmad Dar, son of Mushtaq Ahmad Dar, resident of Ashmuji Kulgam was arrested along with a grenade at a joint Naka of police and security forces near Middle School Pahloo Devsar on August 1, 2018. Subsequently, FIR 42/2018 was registered at Police Station Kulgam under sections 307 of RPC, 4/5 of Explosive Substance Act, 18, 20, 38 of ULAP Act and 7/25 of Arms Act. After carrying out detailed investigations, the charge-sheet was submitted in the Court.
The counsel for the accused requested the Court to take a lenient view as he is a young boy pursuing studies and was engaged with a girl before his arrest, who is waiting for his release so that marriage can be performed. He also submitted that accused have old aged parents, one younger brother and one minor sister, who were pursuing studies. But, APP submitted that Dawood has committed a offence, which is against the sovereignty and integrity of the country and has been found guilty of having a grenade in his possession illegally, as such ‘heavy’ punishment be imposed on him.
After hearing Public Prosecutor for the J&K UT and Adv Tanveer Ahmad for the accused, the Court held the accused LeT affiliate namely Dawood Ahmad Dar, guilty for offences under sections 307 of RPC, 4/5 of Explosive Substance Act, 18, 20, 38 of ULAP Act and 7/25 of Arms Act. “I am of the considered opinion that ends of justice would be meted out in case by sentencing accused to simple imprisonment for a period of four (4) years and eight (8) months for commission of offence under section 5 Explosive Substance Act 1908,” the court ordered. “Accordingly, accused Dawood Ahmad Dar is convicted for the commission of offence punishable under Section 5 Explosive Substances Act, 1908 and is sentenced to imprisonment for a period of four years and eight months. under Section 5 of Explosive Substance Act,” the court directed, adding that he would also have to pay a fine of Rs 5000 and in default of paying fine, the accused would undergo further simple imprisonment of six months. “The period of detention of the convict and accused during investigation and trial of this case shall be set off against sentence awarded to the convict,” the court further directed.