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Mangaluru: The seventh additional district and sessions court, Mangaluru, sitting at Puttur, has sentenced Saddam, 34, of Kadaba to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) for sexually assaulting a minor girl. Judge Sumangala Chakalabbi found the charges proven and sentenced him under sections 5(l) and 5(j)(ii) read with Section 6 of the (Pocso) Act. He was also fined Rs 50,000. The case was registered at Kadaba police station in 2019 after the accused allegedly visited the minor girl’s house and sexually assaulted her.
In default of payment, he will undergo an additional year of RI. Uppinangady circle inspector Nagesh K investigated the case and filed a chargesheet against the accused. The accused is a rowdy-sheeter at Kadaba police station.
Police had previously registered cases against him at Kadaba and Uppinangady police stations.
The court also sentenced him to one year of RI and imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 under Section 506 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The court also imposed an additional year of RI in case of default in paying the fine. Both sentences will run concurrently.