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Delhi Court Awards Death Sentence To Convict Ariz Khan In Batla House Encounter Case
Delhi's Saket Court has awarded the death penalty to Batla House encounter convict Ariz Khan on Monday, for his role in killing Inspector Mohan Chand Sharma
In a major development, Delhi's Saket Court has awarded the death penalty to Batla House encounter convict and alleged Indian Mujahideen terrorist Ariz Khan on Monday, for his role in killing Inspector Mohan Chand Sharma and injuring Head Constables Balwant Singh and Rajbir Singh. terming it the 'rarest of rare case' while awarding the death penalty, Additional Sessions Judge Sandeep Yadav also imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakhs to be given to deceased Inspector Sharma's family. On March 18, Khan was held guilty, thirteen years since the encounter, charged under IPC sections 186 (voluntarily obstructs any public servant), 333 (causes grievous hurt to public servant), 353 (uses criminal force on public servant), 302 (murder), 307 (intention to murder), 174A (non-appearance in court) and 34 of IPC and 27 of arms act (use of contravention).