Cr.A No.142/1994 07.05.2008 Present: Mr. P.K. Sharma, Additional Advocate General, with Mr. P.M. Negi, Deputy Advocate General, for the appellant. Respondent-convict Ram Singh in custody of HC Avtar Singh No.50 and HC Amar Nath No.130, Police Lines Kaithu. Mr. Sanjay Dutt Vasudeva, counsel for the respondent- convict. We have heard the respondent-convict on the quantum of sentence. He says that he has three minor children to look after and maintain and leniency be shown in the matter of award of punishment. The offence committed by the respondent-convict in the company of his accomplice, Naresh Singh alias Titta, who is since deceased, in fact amounts to gang rape, even though the charge of gang rape was not framed. Looking to the seriousness of the offence as also the fact that the prosecutrix was about the age of the mother of the respondent-convict, we do not think that the respondent-convict deserves any leniency in the matter of award of punishment. Consequently, he is sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for ten years and to pay a fine of Rs.5,000/-, in default of payment of fine to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a further period of one year. Jail warrants be prepared accordingly. A copy each of judgment dated 20.3.2008 and this order be given to the respondent-convict, free of cost. ( Surjit Singh ), J. May 7, 2008(sd) ( Surinder Singh ), J.