Srinagar, Mar 6 (Reporter) A Court in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district has convicted two persons for causing public nuisance and awarded community service as punishment. The Court of Additional Special Mobile Magistrate Kralpora convicted two individuals for the offence under section 355 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and imposed community service as punishment in connection with an FIR registered in Police Station Kralpora. A police spokesman said the case pertains to an incident, when a patrolling party of Police Station Kralpora found two individuals in a drunken state at Kralpora Market, causing inconvenience to the general public. Acting swiftly, the in-charge of the patrolling party forwarded a docket to Police Station Kralpora, where the offence was duly recorded in the daily diary. The Station House Officer of Police Station Kralpora, immediately applied for investigation before the Court of Additional Special Mobile Magistrate Kralpora, which granted permission, leading to the registration a case under Section 355 BNS and the commencement of a formal investigation. Upon completion of the investigation, a chargesheet was filed before the Court, where the accused pleaded guilty. Consequently, the Court convicted them and imposed community service as punishment, reinforcing the importance of responsible behaviour and adherence to public decency. The Court ordered community service punishment of two days of cleaning a public place, such as a hospital, a day dedicated to raising awareness about the harmful effects of alcohol consumption, and one day of planting 20 trees on public or state land, facilitated by the concerned Tehsildar. The convicted individuals will complete their sentence under the supervision of SHO Police Station Kralpora...////...