TAXILA: A court sentenced a child molester to five years in jail, besides imposing a fine of Rs50,000 on him in Fatehjang on Saturday.

Additional Sessions Judge Umer Rasheed gave the verdict after the prosecution proved charges against him.

Fatehjang police have registered the case on the complaint of his father under section 377 and 511 of the PPC.

The court, after hearing arguments from both sides and recording statements of the complainant and victim, awarded the sentence to the accused.

The verdict further said that in case the convict failed to pay the fine he would have to undergo an additional six months jail. The convict was later sent to district prison.

Meanwhile, two drug peddlers were sentenced to jail by different courts in Attock on Saturday, police spokesman said.

In the first case, special court for the Control of Narcotic Substances (CNS) in Attock sentenced Hunar Mohammadto nine years’ imprisonment besides imposing a fine of Rs80,000 for selling drugs. The drug paddler was arrested by the police while selling hashish in Sheenbagh area last year by Attock Saddar Police.

A case was registered against the suspect under section 9-C CNSA, 1997. In the light of the statements of the witnesses, the convict pleaded guilty.

Moreover, a special court for the Control of Narcotic Substances (CNS) in Attock sentenced to nine-year imprisonment besides imposing fine over a drug peddler who was arrested by police from his den in the limits of Rangoo Police in December 2023.

The convict Shehryar Ali Khan, a native of Formuli arrested under section 9-C CNSA, 1997 after recovery of hashish from his possession. The judge of the special CNS court Nadeem Abbas Saqi pronounced the judgment after recording statements of witnesses and final arguments from both sides.

In the light of the statements of the witnesses, the convict pleaded guilty and the judge sentenced him to nine years in jail besides imposing a fine of Rs 80,000 on him.

Published in Dawn, June 2nd, 2024