A Mathura court has awarded life imprisonment to a man who was accused of raping a minor girl on January 3 this yr.
Particular district authorities counsel (SDGC) Alka Upmanyu, who represented the prosecution, stated the sentence was given by further classes choose and particular choose (POCSO) Vipin Kumar inside 40 days of the submitting of the cost sheet within the case. The court additionally slapped a fantastic of ₹35,000 on the accused.
“The daddy of the eight-year-old girl had accused his neighbour Satish of coming into the previous’s residence when the girl was alone on January 3, 2023. Benefiting from the state of affairs, Satish raped the complainant’s daughter,” Upmanyu stated.
“A case was registered at Jamunapar police station of Mathura below sections 376 A and B (rape) and 452 (house-trespass) of the Indian Penal Code and the related part of the POCSO Act. Satish was taken into custody and the cost sheet was submitted on January 11,” the SDGC added.
The accused was discovered responsible and awarded 5 years of rigourous imprisonment for the offence below part 452, and life imprisonment for the crime below the POCSO Act… Upmanyu stated.
Due to the sensitivity of the crime, the district administration had been monitoring the case. 9 witnesses had been examined in the course of the court proceedings within the case.
It could be recalled that on December 9 final yr, choose Kumar had handed orders issuing loss of life sentence to the accused of rape and homicide of a minor girl inside 26 days of the trial. The case was registered at Jait police station of Mathura.