Nashik : The Nashik district additional sessions court on Monday sentenced a 23-year-old man to three years of rigorous imprisonment for establishing physical relations with a woman on the false promise of marriage and cheating her.
The accused, a resident of Banka district in Bihar, was convicted under sections 69 (sexual intercourse by deceitful means or false promise of marriage) and 318(4) (cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Additional sessions judge Amit Kharkar also imposed a total fine of Rs 20,000 on the accused. The accused befriended the 24-year-old victim through social media, according to the police.
The woman, who has two children, had left her husband and was living with her parents at the time. Following the complaint, a formal case was registered against the accused at the Bhadrakali police station.
The accused was sentenced to three years’ rigorous imprisonment under Section 69 of BNS and fined Rs 15,000. He was also sentenced to six months’ rigorous imprisonment under Section 318(4) and fined Rs 5,000. The judge found the accused guilty after reviewing the victim’s and witnesses’ testimonies and circumstantial evidence presented by the prosecution.
Relying on this promise, she had physical relations with him on several occasions from Feb 2024 and for nearly a year thereafter. He also allegedly took around Rs 22,000 from her before refusing to marry her. The accused developed a romantic relationship with her after repeatedly promising marriage.
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“The convict will serve both the sentences concurrently,” he said. The case was investigated by assistant inspector Chandrakant Sapkale. Advocate Jagdish Sonawane was the additional public prosecutor in the case. Download the TOI App.