International student Divyansh Kumar will have to obey his court orders for the next 12 months or face the possibility of being deported back to India.
Kumar, 21, appeared in Moose Jaw provincial court on Nov. 25, where he pleaded guilty to one count of assault. As part of a joint submission, he was given a one-year conditional discharge, which means he won’t have a criminal record if he obeys his court-imposed conditions.
He will have to keep the peace and be of good behaviour, take addictions treatment, pursue anger management, not possess or have alcohol, and complete 30 hours of community service within 10 months.
The Crown stayed two charges of breach of undertaking and one charge of mischief under $5,000.
There would not be a clause prohibiting Kumar from having contact with his girlfriend – whom he assaulted – since she does not fear him, explained Crown prosecutor Stephen Yusuff. The two had been in a relationship for three months prior to the Oct. 24 incident.
On that date Kumar was drinking and became rough with his girlfriend by pulling her hair and slamming her into a wall, Yusuff continued. The woman later showed police a bite mark that Kumar had allegedly inflicted on her right arm a few days before.
Kumar could be deported if he breaches his conditions, Judge Karl Basin pointed out. The court system takes breaches seriously.
The Indian native told Basin that he is studying business at a college in Moose Jaw. He has five more months and then he could apply for a post-graduate work permit or simply go back home.
Basin accepted the joint submission from the Crown and defence, while adding on a victim surcharge fine of $100 to be paid in one month.
