Delhi court sentences man to 7 years RI in 2021 robbery case – The Week

New Delhi, Oct 12 (PTI) A Delhi court has sentenced a man to seven years of rigorous imprisonment for committing a robbery in 2021, noting that the penal policy aims to protect society from criminals by punishing them according to the existing laws.
Additional Sessions Judge Vijay Shankar was hearing the arguments against Krishnan who was convicted under Indian Penal Code (IPC) Sections 392 (robbery), 394 (voluntarily causing hurt in commission of robbery), 397 (robbery with intent serious injury) and 34 (common intention).
Additional public prosecutor Chander Kirti Negi said that Krishnan and his associate Manoj, who were in hiding, had robbed the victim, Pawan Kumar, of a mobile phone besides using a knife to inflict injuries on him near Nangloi Metro station on September 21 2021. and that the convict did not deserve leniency for the serious crime.
In its October 7 judgment, the court said: “The purpose of the penal policy is to protect society from the criminals by imposing sentences on them under existing criminal law.”
Due to the seriousness of the crime and the unsatisfactory behavior of the convict in prison, he was not entitled to any provision for the grant of probation.
“Considering the facts, circumstances, submissions made and aggravating and mitigating circumstances, this court is of the view that the interest of justice would be fulfilled if the convict is sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for a period of five years along with a fine of Rs 15,000 for the offense under Section 392 of the IPC,” the court said.
It subsequently sentenced him to seven years RI under Section 397 of the IPC and five years RI under Section 394. The sentences will run concurrently, the court said.