Pilibhit : A special Pocso court in UP’s Pilibhit sentenced a 28-year-old man to life imprisonment for abducting and raping a five-year-old girl on April 29, 2025.
The court on Saturday evening ordered the convict to be kept in prison “for the remainder of his natural life in view of the severity of the crime”.
An FIR was registered under BNS 65 (2) ( rape on a woman under 12) and Pocso Act . The accused was thereafter arrested and a charge sheet was filed on May 30. The child was sent for medical tests which confirmed rape.
Public prosecutor, Kush Kumar Verma, told TOI Sunday: “Convict has remained in jail since the day of his arrest as all his bail pleas were rejected by district courts and the Allahabad high court. The court imposed a Rs 50,000 fine on the convict and ordered the amount to be provided to the girl’s parents for their daughter’s “medical expenses and welfare”. Her uncle filed a police complaint the next day.