Man guilty of forgery gets eight days
3 Nov 2012 8:35 AM IST
A youth convicted for seeking US visa on basis of fake documents has been sentenced to eight days in jail by a Delhi court after he pleaded guilty to his offence as per the provisions of plea bargaining.
After awarding the mild sentence to Haryana native Gurjant Singh, Metropolitan Magistrate Navita Kumari also set it off against the eight days he had spent in custody during trial.
The court also imposed a fine of Rs 7,000 on him.
As per the latest amendment in the Cr P C, plea bargaining provides for an accused pleading guilty to his alleged offence in exchange of dropping of charges or for recommendation of a lesser sentence by the prosecutor.
During the course of the trial, 29-year-old Singh had pleaded guilty to charges of cheating, forgery and submitting forged documents to obtain a US visa on 1 June 2007.
Seeking leniency, Singh had told the court that he is the sole bread winner in the family and has the responsibility to look after his wife and old parents.
He had also pleaded with the court to consider that he had already served eight days in jail and assured that he will not repeat the mistake in the future.
After awarding the mild sentence to Haryana native Gurjant Singh, Metropolitan Magistrate Navita Kumari also set it off against the eight days he had spent in custody during trial.
The court also imposed a fine of Rs 7,000 on him.
As per the latest amendment in the Cr P C, plea bargaining provides for an accused pleading guilty to his alleged offence in exchange of dropping of charges or for recommendation of a lesser sentence by the prosecutor.
During the course of the trial, 29-year-old Singh had pleaded guilty to charges of cheating, forgery and submitting forged documents to obtain a US visa on 1 June 2007.
Seeking leniency, Singh had told the court that he is the sole bread winner in the family and has the responsibility to look after his wife and old parents.
He had also pleaded with the court to consider that he had already served eight days in jail and assured that he will not repeat the mistake in the future.
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