Agartala: A special Pocso court in Unakoti district Saturday handed out a 38-year-old man 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor in March.
On June 1, police filed a charge sheet against the accused under IPC Section 376(AB)/508 and Section 6 of the Pocso Act. The court testified as many as 14 witnesses on behalf of the prosecution during the trial. 20-year-old arrested for raping minor in Ganjam Hyderabad: Minor rape survivor turns hostile, court still jails man to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment
The accused took advantage of the situation and raped the girl while he locked her brother, also a minor, in another room. The girl narrated her ordeal after the mother returned home at night, following which the mother lodged a police complaint the next day. Based on the evidence and examination of witnesses, Special Judge Amarendra Kumar Singh convicted the accused.
Pocso Court Sentences Man to 20 Years for Kidnapping and Rape
A special Pocso court in LB Nagar has sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for kidnapping and raping a class 10 student in 2016. Despite the victim and her mother retracting their earlier statements during a second cross-examination, the court determined that there was sufficient evidence to convict the accused. This decision highlights the court’s commitment to addressing the manipulation of victim testimony in such cases.