R K Sharma's fate to be decided on Monday
A Delhi Court will pronounce the quantum of sentence to former Haryana cadre IPS officer R K Sharma and three others, who were convicted in the Shivani Bhatnagar murder case.
By Agencies |
NEW DELHI: A Delhi Court will pronounce the quantum of sentence to former Haryana cadre IPS officer R K Sharma and three others, who were convicted in the Shivani Bhatnagar murder case.
Last week, the court had held R K Sharma alongwith three others -- Pradeep Sharma, Sri Bhagwan and Satya Prakash -- for murdering the journalist at her East-Delhi flat on January 23 1999.
Additional Sessions Judge Rajender Kumar Shastri had pronounced them guilty under Section 302 (murder) and 120B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code.
These penal provisions call for either life imprisonment or death penalty.
The court had acquitted Ved Prakash Sharma and Ved alias Kalu.
The court which heard the arguments on quantum of sentence for the convicts on March 20 had reserved its order for on Monday.
Last week, the court had held R K Sharma alongwith three others -- Pradeep Sharma, Sri Bhagwan and Satya Prakash -- for murdering the journalist at her East-Delhi flat on January 23 1999.
Additional Sessions Judge Rajender Kumar Shastri had pronounced them guilty under Section 302 (murder) and 120B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code.
These penal provisions call for either life imprisonment or death penalty.
The court had acquitted Ved Prakash Sharma and Ved alias Kalu.
The court which heard the arguments on quantum of sentence for the convicts on March 20 had reserved its order for on Monday.
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