As for the punishment, if this court could intervene, it would have. It was incumbent to consider the victim as the assailant’s (Mahram), and the assailant’s act was an attempt to commit incest under Article 150 of 1992, a circumstance that should call for severer punishment, and calls on the court to hand down the maximum punishment. But, as the punishment is discretional of the Court of First Instance, this court should not interfere with it unless it was in violation of the law which is not present in this case. Therefore, I decide that we settle for not interfering. And, if my colleagues in the venue should agree with me, we decide: 1-upholding the whole of the ruling. 2-all parties be notified of the ruling Dalya Basheer Siraj Supreme Court Justice. 22/1/2017 Second opinion: Agree Adam Ismail Adam Supreme Court Justice 22/1/2017 Third opinion; agree Ali Alshareef Dowalbeit Supreme Court Justice 23/1/2017 Conclusive opinion; 1- Upholding the ruling. 2- All parties be informed of the ruling. Ali Alshareef Dowalbeit Head of the Criminal Circuit/ Supreme Court Greater Kordofan States. 4

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