MONIRAM HAZARIKA Vs. STATE OF ASSAM

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The appellant before us was charged of an offence punishable under S. 366, IPC before the Addl. Sessions Judge, Jorhat who after trial sentenced him for an offence punishable under the said section to undergo RI for three years and a fine of Rs. 300/- in default in payment of fine to undergo further RI for three months. An appeal filed against the said judgment and conviction before the High Court of Gauhati came to be dismissed by the impugned judgment and the appellant is now before us in this appeal.

(2.) Brief facts necessary for the disposal of this appeal are as follows :-

(3.) Thus on the basis of the above evidence the Courts below came to the conclusion that on the date of the incident P.W. 2 was a minor and the act of the appellant in taking her with the object of getting her married to him amounted to an offence punishable under S. 366, I.P.C. and hence found him guilty and sentenced him as stated above.