Overview
- Principal Sessions Judge Honey M. Varghese awarded 20 years for gang rape to Sunil NS (Pulsar Suni), Martin Antony, Manikandan B, Vijesh VP, Salim H, and Pradeep, with other terms running concurrently.
- The court convicted the men of criminal conspiracy, abduction, wrongful confinement, and outraging modesty under IPC sections including 120B, 366, and 376D, as well as IT Act sections 66E and 67A.
- Each convict was fined Rs 50,000, with a one-year default term, and Pulsar Suni received an additional five-year sentence under the IT Act, with all sentences to run concurrently and set-off for time already served.
- The court ordered Rs 5 lakh compensation to the survivor and directed that the pen drive containing the assault visuals remain in the custody of investigating officer Baiju Paulose.
- Kerala Cultural Minister Saji Cheriyan said the state will review the judgment to explore steps for pursuing maximum punishment.