Chandigarh: 10-year jail for youth who snatched labourer’s mobile phone
Hindustan TimesA local court on Wednesday awarded 10-year jail to a Mohali resident for snatching the mobile phone of a labourer after assaulting him in 2022. The Mohali court of additional sessions Judge Jaibir Singh also imposed a fine of ₹ 25,000 on him. Around 1.20 pm, when he reached near Sports Complex, Sector 50, two motorcycle-borne youths tried to snatch his mobile phone. Hearing both sides, the court handed out 10-year jail to the convict, while observing: “The accused, along with his co-accused, in furtherance of their common intention used criminal force and caused injury to the complainant while snatching his mobile phone and ₹4,000 and thereby committed offence punishable under Section 379-B, read with Section 34, of IPC and is accordingly convicted thereunder.”