POCSO Court Awards 20-Year Jail Term in Minor Rape Case - OrissaPOST

POCSO court awards 20-year jail term in minor rape case - OrissaPOST

Berhampur: A POCSO court in Odisha’s Berhampur Wednesday sentenced a 28-year-old man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a 13-year-old girl four years ago, a government counsel said. Additional district judge cum POCSO special court judge Pranati Pattnaik also imposed a Rs 10,000 fine on the convict, and failure to pay the amount would attract an additional six months in prison, special public prosecutor Narayan Panda said. The court…

Odisha: 28-Yr-Old Man Gets 20-Yr Jail Term For Raping Teen 4 Years Ago

Berhampur: A special POCSO court in Berhampur on Wednesday sentenced a 28-year-old man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for kidnapping and raping a 13-year-old girl nearly four years ago. Additional District-cum-Special POCSO Court Judge Pranati Pattnaik also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on the convict. In the event of non-payment of the fine, he will face an additional six months in jail, the TOI reported, quoting Special Public Prosecutor N…