Coimbatore man gets 20 years rigorous imprisonment for sexual assault on minor girl
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Coimbatore man gets 20 years rigorous imprisonment for sexual assault on minor girl

The Hindu  

The Special Court for the trial of cases registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, Coimbatore, on Monday sentenced a man to undergo 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in 2021. Special court judge G. Kulasekaran awarded the punishment to V. Palanisamy, 45, alias Kannan, a resident of a village near Kaduvettipalayam in Coimbatore district. The girl’s mother lodged a complaint with the All Women Police Station, Perur, on July 15, 2021, based on which the man was arrested for offences under different Sections of POCSO Act and the Indian Penal Code. The court on Monday awarded 20 years of RI and a total fine of ₹15,000, besides ordering the State to pay a compensation of ₹5 lakh to the survivor girl.

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Man sentenced to 25 years for raping minor stepdaughter
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Man sentenced to 25 years for raping minor stepdaughter

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: The Visakhapatnam POCSO Court has sentenced Tambari Trinath, a painter from Sai Nagar Colony, Sabbavaram Mandal, to 25 years in prison along with a fine of Rs. The girl, whose father had passed away and whose mother subsequently remarried Trinath, remained silent about the abuse due to threats from her stepfather. Following the registration of the case under the …

Released in Pocso case, man repeats crime, arrested in Coimbatore
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Released in Pocso case, man repeats crime, arrested in Coimbatore

New Indian Express  

COIMBATORE: All-Women Police arrested a 35-year-old man under Pocso Act for second time for sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl. The suspect, who is from Rajapalayam in Virudhunagar, married the elder sister of the victim’s mother, and lived in Tiruppur. All Women Police in Coimbatore City arrested him in May under Pocso Act. Based on a complaint lodged by the girl’s …

Man gets 20-year-jail for raping 6-year-old girl
1 month ago

Man gets 20-year-jail for raping 6-year-old girl

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada:Special Court for Protection of Children from Sexual Offences in Ongole has sentenced an accused to 20 years’ imprisonment and fined him ₹10,000. According to the police, Duddu Chinnabbai, 57, a resident of SC Colony at Santharavuru village in Chinaganjam mandal sexually assaulted a six-year-minor girl of the same village on March 20, 2018 after taking her to a secluded …

UP: Man sentenced to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping 7-year-old girl
1 month ago

UP: Man sentenced to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping 7-year-old girl

Deccan Chronicle  

Bahraich: A POCSO court here has sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment and also imposed a fine of Rs 53,000 on him, for raping a seven-year-old girl, police said on Tuesday.On September 30, 2021, the girl's father lodged a complaint under Motipur police against Islam, Superintendent of Police Vrinda Shukla said. The officer said that after registering …

Brutal Raping Case in Jalaun: Life Sentence for 60-Year-Old Accused
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Brutal Raping Case in Jalaun: Life Sentence for 60-Year-Old Accused

Hindustan Times  

A 60-year-old man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the rape of a 6-year-old girl in Jalaun district, Uttar Pradesh. The verdict was delivered by a special Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act (POCSO) court judge, Mohammad Quamar, following a swift trial that concluded in just three months.

10 years imprisonment for Saharanpur man in POCSO case
2 months, 3 weeks ago

10 years imprisonment for Saharanpur man in POCSO case

Hindustan Times  

A local court in Panchkula has sentenced a man from Saharanpur to 10 years in prison under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. Following this, the police filed additional charges under Sections 363, 366-A, and 376 of the IPC, along with Section 4 of the POCSO Act, 2012. The prosecution presented strong evidence, including witness testimonies and medical …

Businessman from Coimbatore arrested for rape
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Businessman from Coimbatore arrested for rape

The Hindu  

The police have arrested a businessman from Coimbatore on charges of raping a woman and cheating her on the pretext of marrying her. Anandha Raj, 37, resident of an apartment at Pappanaickenpalayam in Coimbatore, was arrested based on a complaint lodged by a 35-year-old woman. The police said that the accused, who took care of family business, was living alone …

Erode man gets 10 years of imprisonment for rape
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Erode man gets 10 years of imprisonment for rape

The Hindu  

The Mahila court in Coimbatore sentenced a man to undergo 10 years of imprisonment for raping a woman in Coimbatore in 2020. Mahila court judge R. Nandhinidevi awarded the punishment to Sibiraj, 34, who hails from Erode district, on Thursday. The police said that Sibiraj, an IT employee by profession, befriended a woman from a place near Thudiyalur in 2020 …

Arunachal rape-molestation case: Death sentence for prime accused, 20 years RI for two others
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Arunachal rape-molestation case: Death sentence for prime accused, 20 years RI for two others

New Indian Express  

GUWAHATI: A special POCSO court at Yupia in Arunachal Pradesh awarded death sentence to the prime accused and 20 years of rigorous imprisonment to two others in a 2022 case of alleged rape and molestation of 21 minor students. ‘Shocked’ that a Special Court in Arunachal granted bail to the prime accused, the Gauhati High Court had in July last …

Physiotherapist from Coimbatore arrested for rape
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Physiotherapist from Coimbatore arrested for rape

The Hindu  

The police have arrested a Coimbatore-based physiotherapist for allegedly raping a young woman at his residence last year. According to the police, N. Ananthakrishnan, 68, a resident of IOB Colony at Maruthamalai foothills, was arrested based on the complaint lodged by a 23-year-old woman from another district, who is currently living in the city. The police said that Ananthakrishnanan and …

Man gets 20 years jail for raping minor in Uttar Pradesh
3 months ago

Man gets 20 years jail for raping minor in Uttar Pradesh

The Hindu  

A POCSO court here sentenced a 22-year-old man to 20 years in prison for raping a minor girl, a government lawyer said on Thursday, September 19, 2024. Additional District Government Counsel Shubham Mishra said that on Wednesday, Special Judge of the POCSO Court Kumar Mayank also fined the accused ₹28,000. Citing the father's complaint, Mr. Mishra said the incident had …

"Juveniles Treated Too Leniently In This Country, Legislature Has Still Not Learnt Any Lessons From Horrors Of Nirbhaya": MP High Court
3 months, 1 week ago

"Juveniles Treated Too Leniently In This Country, Legislature Has Still Not Learnt Any Lessons From Horrors Of Nirbhaya": MP High Court

Live Law  

While upholding the conviction of a juvenile for rape of a four-year-old girl, the Madhya Pradesh High Court lamented the "lenient" laws in the country so far as juvenile offenders are concerned. Justice Subodh Abhyankar sitting at Indore observed, “Court is once again at pains to observe that juveniles in this country are being treated rather too leniently, and that …

Man sentenced to 30-year imprisonment for sexually assaulting minor girl
3 months, 1 week ago

Man sentenced to 30-year imprisonment for sexually assaulting minor girl

The Hindu  

The District and Sessions Court in Kalaburagi has sentenced Shamrao Chikkanagaon, a resident of Kamalapur taluk in Kalaburagi district, to 30 years imprisonment for sexually assaulting a minor girl. As per details provided by Shanthaveer B. Tuppad, public prosecutor in the case, the accused on January 5, 2023, sexually abused the minor with a promise of marriage and threatened to …

Man sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment for abducting, raping minor
3 months, 1 week ago

Man sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment for abducting, raping minor

Hindustan Times  

Gurugram: A 25-year-old man was sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment by a city court after he was found guilty of kidnapping and raping a minor girl, police said on Saturday. A 25-year-old man was sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment by a city court after he was found guilty of kidnapping and raping a minor girl, police said on Saturday. On …

Coimbatore man gets five years RI for sexual assault on minor girl
3 months, 1 week ago

Coimbatore man gets five years RI for sexual assault on minor girl

The Hindu  

The Special Court for the trial of cases registered under the POCSO Act, Coimbatore, on Thursday sentenced a man to five years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl in 2022. The police said that the man sexually assaulted the minor girl, who used to come to his house to play with his grandson, between August 5 and …

Greater Noida man given 20 years in jail for 2019 rape of minor
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Greater Noida man given 20 years in jail for 2019 rape of minor

Hindustan Times  

A 30-year-old man was sentenced to 20 years of imprisonment for raping a minor girl in Surajpur in July 2019 by a POCSO court in Greater Noida, officials said on Saturday. “According to the victim’s mother’s complaint filed on July 21, 2019 at Surajpur police station, she had gone out to buy medicine and her husband, a construction worker, was …

Man sentenced to 30 years in prison for raping minor
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Man sentenced to 30 years in prison for raping minor

The Hindu  

A special court in Mysuru has sentenced a resident of Maliyuru village in Bannur police station limits to 30 years in prison for raping a five-year-old girl. The mother of the victim had lodged a complaint with the police that Suresh, a resident of the village, had lured her daughter out of their house by promising her a mango when …

HC directs State to address issue of protection of sportswomen from sexual harassment
3 months, 3 weeks ago

HC directs State to address issue of protection of sportswomen from sexual harassment

The Hindu  

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has directed Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary to address the issue of protection of women participants in sports from sexual harassment, within six months. In the interest of justice and also to achieve social justice, the court has issued direction to the State government to provide accommodation at the State cost for either …

Delhi court sentences man to 12-year jail in minor’s sexual assault case
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi court sentences man to 12-year jail in minor’s sexual assault case

The Hindu  

A New Delhi Court has sentenced a man to 12 years of imprisonment for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl in 2020. It also awarded ₹7.5 lakh as compensation to the victim, saying the purpose of the criminal justice system is not only to attain catharsis by handing down proportional punishment but also to rehabilitate the victim. “In the …

Vizianagaram: Man gets 20-year rigorous imprisonment in POCSO case
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Vizianagaram: Man gets 20-year rigorous imprisonment in POCSO case

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: The Vizianagaram special court for POCSO cases has sentenced Padagasai Manoj Kumar to 20-years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 5,500 for sexually assaulting a minor girl. The case dates back to 2020, when the victim, a B. Pharmacy student residing in Bhogapuram mandal, filed a complaint at the Bhogapuram police station. Following the complaint, then DSPs …

26-year-old man sentenced to 20 years in prison for rape of PU student, extortion
4 months, 2 weeks ago

26-year-old man sentenced to 20 years in prison for rape of PU student, extortion

The Hindu  

Udupi Additional District and Sessions Judge, Fast Track Sessions Court, Srinivasa Suvarna, sentenced 26-year-old Sachin Poojary to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a PU student and extorting money and jewellery from her by threatening to release the latter’s obscene photos on social media. On August 3, the judge sentenced Sachin to 20 years’ imprisonment and imposed a fine …

Telangana: Man Gets 20 years RI for Sexual Assault of a Minor
5 months, 1 week ago

Telangana: Man Gets 20 years RI for Sexual Assault of a Minor

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Medchal district POCSO Court has sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of `three lakh for sexually assaulting an eight-year-old girl in 2017. Two fire mishaps in Rachakonda limits, no casualties :Two fire mishaps were reported at separate locations within the Rachakonda commissionerate limits late on Tuesday night. In the second incident …

Two men get 20-year RI for rape of minor girl in Thane
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Two men get 20-year RI for rape of minor girl in Thane

Deccan Chronicle  

Thane: A Thane court has sentenced two men, including one physically challenged, to 20 years rigorous imprisonment for rape of a 12-year-old girl in 2019, observing they ruined the child's entire life which is an irreparable harm. The court said that while one of the accused did not participate personally in committing the "offence of forcible penetrative sexual assault" on …

Rapist nailed by cognitively challenged, speech-impaired girl; gets life sentence
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Rapist nailed by cognitively challenged, speech-impaired girl; gets life sentence

Deccan Chronicle  

Palghar: The deposition by an intellectually challenged 16-year-old girl, who also cannot speak, using sign language led to the conviction of her rapist in Maharashtra's Palghar district. During the trial, Special Public Prosecutor Jayprakash Patil told the court that Gaud raped the girl, who lived in his neighbourhood, in January 2017 when there was nobody in her house. Patil said …

Man gets seven years jail under POCSO Act
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Man gets seven years jail under POCSO Act

Deccan Chronicle  

Bilaspur, Mar 26 Special Judge Kanwar Chirag Singh on Tuesday sentenced one Salim Hussain, a resident of Himachal's Bilaspur district, to sever years of rigorous imprisonment for raping his minor daughter, officials on Tuesday said. He was convicted and sentenced to undergo seven years imprisonment and pay a fine of Rs 50,000. The accused had raped his daughter when her …

Kerala court sentences man to cumulative 83yrs imprisonment for sexual assault of minor girl
9 months, 1 week ago

Kerala court sentences man to cumulative 83yrs imprisonment for sexual assault of minor girl

New Indian Express  

PALAKKAD: A Kerala court on Saturday sentenced a 65-year-old man to a cumulative 83 years imprisonment for the repeated sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl who was his relative, at her house near Shornur here. Pattambi Fast Track Special Court Judge Ramu Ramesh Chandra Bhanu sentenced the man to varying durations of imprisonment under various provisions of the Protection of …

Unfortunate That 'Tantrics/Babas' Take Advantage Of Vulnerability & Blind Faith: Bombay HC Upholds Man's Life Term For Rape Of 6 Minor Girls
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Unfortunate That 'Tantrics/Babas' Take Advantage Of Vulnerability & Blind Faith: Bombay HC Upholds Man's Life Term For Rape Of 6 Minor Girls

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court recently confirmed the conviction and life sentence of a man claiming to be a tantric who raped and sexually exploited seven girls, six of them minors, for over five years under the pretext of curing them from begetting intellectually challenged male children. A division bench of Justice Revati Mohite Dere and Justice Manjusha Deshpande dismissed the …

Kerala Man sentenced to 51yrs imprisonment for rape of minor stepdaughter
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala Man sentenced to 51yrs imprisonment for rape of minor stepdaughter

New Indian Express  

IDUKKI: A Kerala court on Wednesday convicted and sentenced a 40-year-old man to a cumulative 51 years imprisonment for the rape of his then 17-year-old stepdaughter in 2018 at their residence in Munnar here. Devikulam Fast Track Special Court judge Sirajudheen P A sentenced the accused to varying jail terms for offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences …

Chamarajanagar court sentences man to 20 years RI for rape of minor
10 months ago

Chamarajanagar court sentences man to 20 years RI for rape of minor

The Hindu  

The special POCSO judge in Chamarajanagar has sentenced a man to 20 years in rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor. An investigation had confirmed that he raped the girl, said a statement issued by K. Yogesh, Special Public Prosecutor in the Additional District and Sessions Fast Track Special Court 1, which is also the Special POCSO court, Chamarajanagar. On February …

28-year-old gets death penalty for rape, murder of toddler in 2018 in Gurugram
10 months ago

28-year-old gets death penalty for rape, murder of toddler in 2018 in Gurugram

Hindustan Times  

A 28-year-old man was given the death penalty by a sessions court on Wednesday for raping and murdering a three-year-old girl after abducting her when she was stepping out of a ‘bhandara’ organised near a temple in Sector-66 five years ago. Sunil, who belongs to UP’s Mahoba, is facing trials in two more cases of rape and murder of minor …

Victim's Age Not Proved, POCSO Offence Not Established: Madras HC Sets Aside Man's Conviction For Allegedly Raping Neighbour On False Promise To Marry
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Victim's Age Not Proved, POCSO Offence Not Established: Madras HC Sets Aside Man's Conviction For Allegedly Raping Neighbour On False Promise To Marry

Live Law  

The Madras High Court recently set aside the conviction and sentence imposed on a man accused of allegedly committing sexual assault on his neighbour on the false promise to marry. Justice KK Ramakrishnan observed that the prosecution had failed to prove the age of the victim girl to constitute an offence under the Prevention of Children From Sexual Offences Act. …

20-year jail for teen who raped 4-year-old girl in Chandigarh
11 months ago

20-year jail for teen who raped 4-year-old girl in Chandigarh

Hindustan Times  

Stating that the accused had shown his wicked and evil mind by subjecting a child of tender age of four years to aggravated penetrative sexual assault, a special POCSO court on Friday awarded a teenager a 20-year jail sentence. Stating that the convict is liable to be punished sternly, the court convicted him under Section 6 of the POCSO Act, …

26-year-old convicted of raping a 4-year-old girl, gets 20 years’ in jail
11 months ago

26-year-old convicted of raping a 4-year-old girl, gets 20 years’ in jail

Hindustan Times  

A Pocso court in Greater Noida on Tuesday sentenced a 26-year-old man to 20 years’ rigourous imprisonment and imposed a fine of ₹50,000 for raping a four-year-old girl in 2019, prosecution officials said. It said the accused has not only committed a social crime of extremely heinous nature with the minor victim, but has also committed a crime which brings …

Man sentenced to 20-year imprisonment for sexually assaulting minor girl
1 year ago

Man sentenced to 20-year imprisonment for sexually assaulting minor girl

The Hindu  

The Additional District and Sessions Court in Kalaburagi has sentenced Jagannath Karani, a resident of Muganur village in Sedam taluk of Kalaburagi district, to 20 year imprisonment for sexually assaulting a minor girl. As per the details provided by Shanthaveer Tuppad, Public Prosecutor in the case, the convict had lured the girl in with a promise of marriage and had …

Man Sentenced to 10 Years RI for Sexually Assaulting Six-year-old Neighbour
1 year ago

Man Sentenced to 10 Years RI for Sexually Assaulting Six-year-old Neighbour

News 18  

A special court in Maharashtra’s Thane district has sentenced a man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl. Special judge D S Deshmukh on Thursday found the accused Terry Jojef Bhonkya guilty of charges under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. The court sentenced the accused, …

Woman sentenced to 40-year RI in Kerala for abetting daughter’s sexual abuse
1 year ago

Woman sentenced to 40-year RI in Kerala for abetting daughter’s sexual abuse

The Hindu  

The Thiruvananthapuram Fast Track Special Court on Monday sentenced a woman to rigorous imprisonment for 40 years and six months for abetting the sexual abuse of her seven-year old daughter. Special Judge Rekha R. pronounced the verdict after finding the 42-year old accused guilty for various crimes committed against the youngest of her two daughters under the Pallikkal police station …

Pocso court disposes of 20 cases in 2 months, convicts 8 accused
1 year ago

Pocso court disposes of 20 cases in 2 months, convicts 8 accused

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: In a remarkable display of efficiency and commitment to justice, the special court for Pocso cases in Vizianagaram district has disposed of 20 cases in a span of just two months. The court has also convicted eight accused persons, sending a strong message to those who perpetrate crimes against minor girls. The court's swift action has been lauded by …

Accused in Pocso Case Sentenced to 20 Years Rigorous Imprisonment
1 year, 1 month ago

Accused in Pocso Case Sentenced to 20 Years Rigorous Imprisonment

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: In a resounding verdict that upholds the sanctity of childhood, a special Pocso court in Visakhapatnam has sentenced Polipalli Durga Rao, 22, of Polipalli village in Bhogapuram mandal, to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a 4-year-old girl in 2020. The case against Durga Rao was registered at Disha Mahila Police Station in Vizianagaram district following a complaint …

Man sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for sexually assaulting minor girl
1 year, 1 month ago

Man sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for sexually assaulting minor girl

The Hindu  

Additional District and Sessions Court in Kalaburagi has sentenced Sidram, a resident of Chandranagar at Kamalapur taluk of Kalaburagi district, to a 20-year imprisonment for sexually assaulting a minor girl. Shankaragouda V. Patil, Circle Inspector of Police attached to Kalaburagi Rural Circle, investigated the case and upheld the charges levelled against the accused in the complaint under Indian Penal Code …

Chandigarh: Man gets 20-year jail for kidnapping, sexually assaulting minor
1 year, 2 months ago

Chandigarh: Man gets 20-year jail for kidnapping, sexually assaulting minor

Hindustan Times  

A special POCSO court awarded 20-year jail to a man for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in 2022. The convict, Sandeep Shab alias Sahu, 34, who ran a snack shop in Jagatpura, was also directed to pay a fine of ₹ 30,000. The convict, Sandeep Shab alias Sahu, 34, who ran a snack shop in Jagatpura, was also …

Parents of Coimbatore youth who was subjected to custodial torture move court seeking preservation of CCTV visuals
1 year, 2 months ago

Parents of Coimbatore youth who was subjected to custodial torture move court seeking preservation of CCTV visuals

The Hindu  

Accusing the Coimbatore City Police of having tortured their son in illegal custody for five days, the parents of a 22-year-old youth, who was recently arrested in an attempt to murder case moved a court on Tuesday, September 26, 2023 seeking preservation of CCTV visuals of the Kattoor police station. R. Dhanalakshmi and her husband Rajarathinam of Balaji Garden at …

Kurukshetra man gets life term for rape bid on 14-year-old girl
1 year, 3 months ago

Kurukshetra man gets life term for rape bid on 14-year-old girl

Hindustan Times  

The Kurukshetra district court on Monday awarded life imprisonment to a man convicted of rape attempt on a 14-year-old girl in December 2020. The court of district and sessions judge also imposed a fine of ₹30,000 on the convict Mukesh Kumar. According to deputy district attorney Bhupunder Kumar, on December 6, 2020, the victim’s father had filed a police complaint …

Man gets 10-year jail term for sexually assaulting girl
1 year, 3 months ago

Man gets 10-year jail term for sexually assaulting girl

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: A special POCSO court on Tuesday sentenced a 31-year-old man to ten years imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in February 2018 in Kurar Village, Malad East. HT Image The girl had gone to buy some grocery items when the accused took her to a secluded spot and sexually assaulted her, a police officer said, adding that the …

Man gets 20 years jail for raping minor daughter
1 year, 4 months ago

Man gets 20 years jail for raping minor daughter

Deccan Chronicle  

ANANTAPUR: The VIIth Additional District and Sessions Court in Kurnool has sentenced a father to 20 years in jail on a charge he molested his daughter. Sources said a minor girl was studying senior Intermediate at a private junior college in Nandyal town. Shockingly, the victim later complained of severe stomach pain and the father shifted her to a private …

Nuh man gets 20-year jail term for raping minor
1 year, 4 months ago

Nuh man gets 20-year jail term for raping minor

Hindustan Times  

GURUGRAM: A special fast-track court in Nuh on Friday sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for kidnapping and raping a 16-year-old girl in 2019 in Punhana. Nuh man gets 20-year jail term for raping minor The court of additional sessions judge Narendra Pal also imposed a fine of ₹20,000 on the 29-year-old convict, Armaan Khan, a resident …

Hyderabad Man Gets 5 Year RI in POCSO Case
1 year, 4 months ago

Hyderabad Man Gets 5 Year RI in POCSO Case

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Special Judge for PoCSO cases at Medchal D Venkatesham on Wednesday sentenced D Mahesh Prakash, accused of sexually abusing two girls at Alwal in May 2020, to rigorous imprisonment for five years. The girls, who were four years of age at the time of the incident, detailed before the court how the accused abused them, resulting in his …

Coimbatore man gets five years jail term for abetting wife’s suicide
1 year, 5 months ago

Coimbatore man gets five years jail term for abetting wife’s suicide

The Hindu  

The Mahila Court in Coimbatore on Tuesday awarded five years of imprisonment to a man for abetting the suicide of his wife. The court awarded the punishment to Ganesh Kumar, a resident of Addis Street in Coimbatore. After the woman ended her life, the Race Course police registered a case and investigated the death. The court awarded five years of …

Court May Sentence Accused To Lesser Offence Than Charged But Can't Sentence For Higher Offence Without Altering Charge: Karnataka High Court
1 year, 6 months ago

Court May Sentence Accused To Lesser Offence Than Charged But Can't Sentence For Higher Offence Without Altering Charge: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has held that the trial court has the power to find an accused guilty for the lesser offence even though the charges were framed for major offences. But the trial Court found him guilty and convicted and sentenced him to undergo 10 years imprisonment for the offence punishable under Section 6 of the Act. Such being …

Man gets 14-year jail term for raping minor niece
1 year, 7 months ago

Man gets 14-year jail term for raping minor niece

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: A special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences court last week sentenced a man to 14 years imprisonment for sexually assaulting his minor niece. “The girl had not even reached the age of 16 years when the accused had repeatedly subjected her to intercourse for satisfying his lust,” the court observed. When the girl got pregnant and the accused …

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