A Shivamogga court has convicted a person accused of raping a minor girl and sentenced him to 20 years rigorous imprisonment, besides a penalty of ₹50,000.
Barkat alias Mohammed Gous Peer of Tipu Nagar in Shivamogga city, the convicted, had raped a nine-year-old on May 11, 2019. Shivamogga Women Police had registered the case under the POCSO Act. B.K. Latha, a PSI, had filed the chargesheet after the investigation.
The Additional District and Sessions Judge, on Tuesday, pronounced the judgment, according to a press release issued by Superintendent of Police B.M. Laxmi Prasad.
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On failing to pay the penalty, he would have to serve six months of simple imprisonment. Of the penalty, ₹48,000 would be paid to the victim.
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