Supreme Court reduces sentence for Bishan Bahadur Sarki from life imprisonment to three years
Summary
The Supreme Court has reduced Bishan Bahadur Sarki’s sentence from life imprisonment to three years in a rape case, ruling that the offense was child sexual abuse rather than rape. The court said the sentence had already been served because he had been in custody since December 10, 2020.
Key Points
- The Supreme Court reduced Bishan Bahadur Sarki’s sentence to three years after reviewing lower court rulings in a rape case.
- The court ruled the offense was child sexual abuse, not rape or attempted rape, based on the evidence in the case file.
- The Baglung District Court had earlier sentenced him to life imprisonment, while the High Court Pokhara, Baglung bench had reduced it to 12 years and 6 months.
- The Supreme Court noted that Sarki had already served the sentence because he had been in custody since December 10, 2020.
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