A 24-year-old man has been sentenced to 5 years in prison by a Delhi Court for throwing acid at a woman after repeatedly making indecent remarks & obscene signs at her. The Court held Mangolpuri resident Parmod guilty under sections 354A (sexual harassment) & 326B (throwing acid) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for throwing acid at the 22-year old woman in March 2017.
Sessions Judge Deepak Garg also imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 on the accused.
The Judge said that "In view of my above discussion, I hereby hold that in so far as the charges under Section 354A & 326B Indian Penal Code against the accused Parmod is concerned, the same stands established & proved & hence, accused Parmod is hereby held guilty for the said offences".
For holding Parmod guilty it took the victim's testimony into consideration.
On March 13, 2017, Parmod, along with another friend, had made repeated lewd remarks & obscene gestures at the victim who was standing on the balcony of her house & talking over phone.
After a while, Parmod hurled a bottle of acid at the survivor, which then splashed on the stairs of the balcony & some of it also fell on her feet.
The Court also acquitted Parmod's friend as the prosecution failed to substantiate any evidence against him.
Parmod denied the charges during the trial.
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