The Yukon Court of Appeal has rejected an appeal by a man challenging his sentence for sexual assault. Rudra Amin, now residing in Calgary, was convicted in 2023 of assaulting three women in Whitehorse between 2017 and 2018. The victims reported the incidents in 2020, leading to Amin’s conviction on four counts of sexual assault following a jury trial.
After being sentenced, Amin promptly lodged an appeal and was granted bail shortly thereafter. In his appeal, Amin sought a two-month reduction in his slightly over two-year sentence to qualify for a conditional sentence order, citing concerns about potential immigration repercussions. However, Justice Susan Griffin, in her ruling issued on Aug. 6, dismissed the appeal. Griffin refuted Amin’s argument that the sentencing judge had erred and deemed Amin’s request for a conditional sentence inappropriate.
Griffin emphasized that Amin’s plea to truncate his sentence by two months lacked merit unless there was a fundamental error influencing the sentence. She stated in her decision that such a request amounted to mere adjustment and did not fall within the court’s jurisdiction. Consequently, Amin is set to serve his original sentence of slightly over two years.