The Pune court sentences the man to 25 years in prison for sexually abusing his daughter

Nov 14, 2024 10:22 PM IST

The accused was arrested on October 5, 2018, after he was booked under Section 376 (2) (f) (n) (j) (k), 376 (3) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and under of Section 6 read with 5(l)(n)(p), 6 of the POCSO Act at Lonikand Police Station

District Judge and Additional Sessions Judge KP Kshirsagar on Tuesday, November 12, convicted a 59-year-old man under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act (POCSO) and sentenced him to 25 years of rigorous imprisonment on charges of sexually abusing his 13-year-old child. year-old daughter in 2018.

The order states that in view of the nature of the crime and the physical and mental trauma caused to the victim as a result of the commission of aggravated penetrative sexual assault by the suspect, in addition to the punishment of the suspect, the victim is entitled to compensation under section 396 of the Act. the BNSS and section 33(8) of the POCSO Act. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

In addition, the judge ordered the convicted person to pay a fine of ₹10,000 and in default of payment of fine, he will be sentenced to simple imprisonment for one month.

The accused was arrested on October 5, 2018, after he was booked under Section 376 (2) (f) (n) (j) (k), 376 (3) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and under of Section 6 read with 5 (l) (n) (p), 6 of the POCSO Act at Lonikand Police Station.

The order states that in view of the nature of the crime and the physical and mental trauma caused to the victim as a result of the commission of aggravated penetrative sexual assault by the suspect, in addition to the punishment of the suspect, the victim is entitled to compensation under section 396 of the Act. the BNSS and section 33(8) of the POCSO Act. However, since no material is available to determine the amount of compensation, it will be appropriate to make a recommendation to the Pune District Legal Services Authority to pay compensation to victims under any of the various government victim compensation schemes.

Special Prosecutor NP Konghe argued that the suspect committed a heinous crime against a minor victim. Due to his age, there are no chances for reform and therefore the suspect does not deserve leniency. Therefore, a maximum penalty should be imposed.