3 women get 20 days jail for trying to break shop's shutter

A Delhi court has sentenced three women to 20 days imprisonment, which they have already spent, for attempting to break open the shutter of a shop after they pleaded guilty.
Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Pooran Chand released the women on the period already undergone in prison in the case in 2013, noting that they were first-time offenders and their families would be "ruined" if they were jailed again.
"Plea of guilt recorded. In view of the plea of guilt of accused persons Ruksana, Kamini and Sunita are convicted for offence under section 454 (lurking house-trespass), 511 (attempt to commit an offence), 34 (common intention) IPC," the court said.

While awarding the sentence to the women, the court noted that they belong to poor families.
"Accused persons are first (time) offenders. All accused persons are female having minor children and are labourers, if sentenced behind bars, then not only the accused persons will suffer, their family will also (be) ruined. From the record it is clear that all the three accused persons already remained in judicial custody for a period of about 20 days...
"In my considered view, interest of justice will suitably be served, if all the three accused persons sentenced to period already undergone," the magistrate said.

According to the prosecution, all the three accused women had attempted to break the shutter of a shop on April 30, 2013, in Bara Hindu Rao area here.
They were caught and an FIR was registered against them by the police.
At the time of framing of charges, the women pleaded guilty to the offences.