MUMBAI: A now 32-year-old man was convicted and sentenced to six months imprisonment for assaulting a bus conductor who refused to let him deboard a BEST bus from the rear exit in 2013. The court said assaulting a public servant in day light, while he is discharging his duty is in itself an aggravating circumstance.
Finding accused Afjal Shaikh guilty, the sessions court said, "It is clear that the accused has assaulted and obstructed the public servant while he was discharging his duty. Therefore, punishment to be awarded must be in consonance with the gravity of the offence committed."
