Additional Sessions Judge Sanjeev Kumar released Delhi residents Mohsin Saifi, 28, Mohammad Farooq, 54 and Sartaz, 35 after the victim told the court that he has forgiven the trio and has no objection if leniency is shown to them.
"The convict Mohsin has fired the bullet on the head of complainant Mohammad Tahir and injured him. Thus, he has attempted to commit his murder.
"This offence is very grave, but as Tahir has compromised and forgiven him and the fact that he remained in judicial custody for approximately 15 months,... I take lenient view and sentence Mohsin for the period of jail term already undergone by him," the court said, also imposing a fine of Rs 10,000 on him.
The court also directed Mohsin to pay a sum of Rs 2 lakhs as compensation to Tahir.
The court showed leniency to Farooq and Sartaz, saying that they had only exhorted Mohsin to fire at Tahir, who had forgiven them as well. The court imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on each while also asking them to pay Rs 50,000 each to Tahir.
As per the prosecution, Tahir was fired at Mohsin on November 19, 2004 when he came out of his house to offer Namaz at Avantika Mosque in North West Delhi. Tahir saw Farooq and his son Mohsin along with Sartaz and Mohammad Sagir standing outside his home and Mohsin opened fire at him on Farooq's exhortation.(More)
