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Three persons get 5 yrs in jail for stabbing man 11 times

Three men, who were held guilty of trying to kill a person by stabbing him 11 times, have been sentenced to five years rigorous jail term by a Delhi court which said adequate punishment needs to be inflicted, else wrong signal will be sent to the society.

Additional Sessions Judge Dig Vinay Singh handed down the jail term to convicts – Satish, Sonu and Sanjay for the offences of attempt to murder with common intention punishable under sections 307 and 34 of the IPC.

“In the present case, as many as 11 injuries were inflicted upon the injured with knives. Adequate punishment needs to be inflicted, else it will send wrong signals to the society.

“The three convicts are sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for five years and a fine of Rs 25,000 each,” the judge said.

Apart from them, there are two more accused in the case out of whom, one was declared a proclaimed offender during pendency of trial while the other was a juvenile being tried at a Juvenile Justice Board.

The court, while convicting the three, said, “The number of injuries inflicted upon the victim’s body and the kind of deadly weapon selected to inflict injuries upon him... injuries threatening his life, clearly indicate that they had gone with prior preparation intending to kill him.
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