HYDERABAD: The VI Additional Sessions Judge convicted an accused in a murder case registered by police.
The court sentenced the accused to life imprisonment and imposed a fine of ₹1,000, according to a police statement.
Police registered the case under Sections 302, 307, 506 and 509 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). They also invoked Section 3(2)(v) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
The charges included murder, attempt to murder, criminal intimidation and insulting a woman's modesty. The SC/ST Act provision covers specified offences against members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes under the circumstances laid down by law.
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The VI Additional Sessions Judge delivered the verdict after the trial. The court awarded life imprisonment and imposed the fine.
The police statement did not disclose the accused's identity, the victim's details or the motive behind the murder. It also did not specify when the incident occurred.