Mangaluru : A man has been sentenced to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor girl and threatening her in a case registered by Kadaba police in Dakshina Kannada.
The accused, Ravi alias Ravindra Acharya,32, a resident of Nelyadi in Puttur taluk, was booked in Kadaba police station under Sections 376(2)(i) and 506 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Sections 5(l) and 6 of the Pocso Act in 2018.
D Manjunath, the then police inspector of Uppinangady circle, investigated the case and filed a chargesheet against the accused before the court.
Judge Sumangala, finding the charges proved, sentenced the accused to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 for offence committed under the Pocso Act. The court also sentenced him to one year of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 under Section 506 of the IPC. VII additional district and sessions Court, Mangaluru, heard the case. In default of payment of the fine, he will have to undergo an additional year of rigorous imprisonment. In default of payment of this fine, he will have to undergo another year of rigorous imprisonment. The sentences will run concurrently. Public prosecutor Pushparaj Adyanthaya represented the state.