Thane: A particular courtroom in Maharashtra’s Thane district sentenced a person to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for aggravated sexual assault of a six-year-old lady. Particular decide D S Deshmukh discovered the 38-year-old accused, a resident of Bhayandar, responsible of prices beneath sections 376 (Rape) and 376(AB) (rape on a lady beneath twelve years of age) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and related provisions of the Safety of Kids from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
A duplicate of the order handed final week was made accessible on Tuesday. Public prosecutor Rekha Hiwrale stated the incident occurred on February 11, 2021, in Bhayander. The sufferer’s mom found her daughter was lacking when she returned house from work and was knowledgeable that the accused, their neighbour, had taken her out for a snack. The lady was discovered within the accused’s home with two notes of Rs 10 in her hand. She later informed her mom that the accused had given her cash, eliminated her pants and touched her inappropriately.
A grievance was lodged towards the accused, who was arrested the following day. The courtroom, within the order, acknowledged, “The act of sexual assault on the kid is to be considered significantly, and such offences are to be handled in a stringent method.” The decide acknowledged the accused’s plea for leniency, citing his extended detention since 2021 and his household’s dependence on him.
“The accused submitted that he’s now 38 years previous. For the final greater than 4 years, he has been in jail. He’s the one incomes member of the household. He has aged mother and father, a spouse and kids. These info must be considered on the time of awarding the sentence to the accused,” he stated.
He, nevertheless, cited the statutory mandate of the POCSO Act and sentenced the accused to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a superb of Rs 10,000, with a further three months of straightforward imprisonment in case of default. The decide ordered that the time that the accused has spent in jail since his arrest be taken into consideration for his sentence.
